Comments on: A Netbook With Android: Far-Fetched or Coming Soon?

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:25:55 +0000

You cannot get Micro Soft Office on Linux Operating System. Office is a must for netbook users. You have limited access to downloads and programs with Linux because there aren't enough programs for Linux and if you do have Linux and want a new program you have to start a course study on Linux programing just to get one program installed.

By: ASUS Android Computers Still in a Holding Pattern

ASUS Android Computers Still in a Holding Pattern — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:21:20 +0000

[...] call and the company just doesn’t currently see a market for such a device. I was originally excited for the prospects of an Android netbook, but all of that changed when Google envisioned their Chrome [...]

By: Lack of demand for Acer’s Android netbook: a sign of things to come for Chrome OS? | IT and Software Development

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:09:22 +0000

[...] What’s interesting is that a lot of things had been said about an Android-based netbook were said about Chrome OS. In December 2008, Kevin C. Tofel of GigaOm wrote: [...]

By: Why Google ChromeOS is all Hype | Matt Dunlap

Why Google ChromeOS is all Hype | Matt Dunlap — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:32:04 +0000

[...] The second OS released by Google. The first OS is Android, which runs on the Google G1 phone. Android can run on netwbooks We already know that Google’s intentions aren’t to limit the Android platform to mobile phones. [...]

By: Netbook OS Oddsmaking: Who Will Win the War?

Netbook OS Oddsmaking: Who Will Win the War? — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:33:28 +0000

[...] (3:2) – While I called for Android on netbooks last year, I like the idea of the Chrome OS even better. Yes, it’s a browser sitting on top of a Linux [...]

By: Google Drops the Chrome OS Onto a Netbook Near You

Google Drops the Chrome OS Onto a Netbook Near You — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:58:47 +0000

[...] netbook world has been peeping all around, waiting for Google Android to get dropped onto a netbook. Android was designed from the ground up to be a full-fledged OS to power everything from [...]

By: Nokia Netbook Coming in 2010… With Android?

Nokia Netbook Coming in 2010… With Android? — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:22:38 +0000

[...] Android? It’s not the fact that a netbook will run on Android that gets me. I’ve been calling for that since last year and we’ve seen a few prototypes already. But where does Maemo fit in Nokia’s non-phone [...]

By: Acer Android Netbooks Will Include Windows After All

Acer Android Netbooks Will Include Windows After All — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:22:55 +0000

[...] device. I’m actually finding the concept of Android on a netbook very appealing and have for some time. Folks telling me that they don’t understand why are looking at today’s version of [...]

By: ASUS Demos Android Netbook Powered by Qualcomm

ASUS Demos Android Netbook Powered by Qualcomm — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:56:31 +0000

[...] said in December that this marriage was a logical fit for a non-WinTel netbook and I still believe that’s true. Even more so now that I’ve seen just a few seconds of [...]

By: Android MID Coming June 11?

Android MID Coming June 11? — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:51:08 +0000

[...] a rapid pace. Phones are being announced all over the place and speculation has been rampant that netbooks running Android were just a matter of time. The folks at ARCHOS, makers of high-end portable media players, are throwing a press event on June [...]

By: T-Mobile to Launch Many Android Devices Later This Year

T-Mobile to Launch Many Android Devices Later This Year — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:51:27 +0000

[...] T-Mobile USA is pretty optimistic about Android OS running on netbooks. He said he’s seen demo versions of Android-based netbooks from the largest U.S. computer manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell, which would qualify [...]

By: android-netbook

android-netbook — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:31:32 +0000

[...] in December, I penned some thoughts about an Android-powered netbook. I thought it was a decent idea at the time. After all, one could argue that the primary function [...]

By: Android and iPhone 3.0 compared | Squio.blog

Android and iPhone 3.0 compared | Squio.blog — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:33:29 +0000

[...] A Netbook With Android: Far-Fetched or Coming Soon? (gigaom.com) [...]

By: For Tiny Netbooks, Windows 7 Is Good News [GigaOM] | bitbucket.kylewelsh.com

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:09:20 +0000

[...] According to Net Applications, Microsoft’s OS market share dropped to a 15-year low of 89.62 percent last year, with the most gains coming from Apple’s OS X. Some believe that webtops (think Google) will soon kill stand-alone desktop operating systems, but I disagree. Microsoft’s overall OS user reach is so huge through hardware sales (a majority of the approximately 300 million Vista deployments are said to be from embedded systems) that an improved version that better integrates with the web will likely stem the desktop market slide. Google understands the advantage Microsoft has, which is why it’s trying to develop the same system for mobiles (as well as for portable cloud client computers) by developing Android. [...]

By: Windows 7 is what Vista was not! for starters! | Simple Solutions

Windows 7 is what Vista was not! for starters! | Simple Solutions — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:42 +0000

[...] But Microsoft’s overall OS user reach is so huge through hardware sales (a majority of the approximately 300 million Vista deployments are said to be from embedded systems) that an improved version that better integrates with the web will likely stem the desktop market slide. Google understands the advantage Microsoft has, which is why it’s trying to develop the same system for mobiles (as well as for portable cloud client computers) by developing Android. [...]

By: For Tiny Netbooks, Windows 7 Is Good News

For Tiny Netbooks, Windows 7 Is Good News — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:00:32 +0000