Comments on: Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox & gets it right

By: Paul Menten

Paul Menten — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:23:54 +0000

I think the Chrome Box might well help propel us farther away from the days of the desktop PC, yet back to the days of mainframes and terminals. I work at a stodgy food processing company, margins in this business are 3%, and the plant is a museum of antiquated equipment. I have laptops that run DOS and Windows 3.1 because the needed apps will not run on later OS’s. Even so, my company saw fit to equip us with Citrix terminals at our work stations. Considering the environment, those Citrix systems do alright. These Chrome systems, with their minimal hardware, hit the right balance as work stations (as opposed to workstations), another solution where less-is-more is finding a receptive audience. I hope my company is far-sighted enough to equip us with Chrome Boxes, or their equivalents, when they finish the new plant in two years.

By: ag4it

ag4it — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:33:36 +0000

New, more powerful chips and other improvements should make Chromebooks even more attractive to potential buyers. As more people adopt Chromebooks more will also want to use them to access their Windows applications, especially for work.

One possible solution for this requirement is Ericom AccessNow, an HTML5 RDP client that enables tablet users to connect to any RDP host, including Terminal Server, physical desktops or VDI virtual desktops – and run their applications and desktops in a browser.

Ericom‘s AccessNow does not require any client or other underlying technology to be installed on end-user devices – an HTML5 browser is all that is required.

You can choose to run a full Windows desktop or just a specific Windows app, and that desktop or Windows app will appear within a browser tab.

For more info, and to download a demo, visit:
http://www.ericom.com/RDPChromebook.asp?URL_ID=708

Note: I work for Ericom

By: some internet dude

some internet dude — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 05:00:24 +0000

Agreed, with Google behind this it stands to ultimately become something very usable. Perhaps in time Chrome OS can be included in the great debate of “Windows vs OS X vs Chrome OS.

By: Norman Hartmann

Norman Hartmann — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:26:31 +0000

Reblogged this on Norman Hartmann's Blog and commented: Very interesting read - good analysis. The ChromOS team can be really proud about their progress, this has a lot of potential indeed.

By: FPSWin

FPSWin — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:26:19 +0000

Awesome can’t wait to get my hands on a new and improved google Chromebook!

By: Cab Driver Jim

Cab Driver Jim — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:21:02 +0000

I keep getting hung up on the fact that if the Chromebox were an ARM device it would cost under $100. Under $200 for the Chromebook. I don’t think it’s going to be popular until it hits those price points. But perhaps that’s the point for right now. They may not be prepared for a mass market device at this point. There’s also the matter of NaCl tying them to x86 instructions, I suppose. But that’s at least a solvable issue.

By: rishumanleg

rishumanleg — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:27:52 +0000

Really? What it is you’re looking for in a “linux distro” then? Apart from running the linux kernel underneath and a few common libraries that you aren’t really able to access, this doesn’t seem to resemble anything I would call a “linux distro”. Far too much baby being thrown out with the bathwater to qualify as a “linux distro” in my eyes.

If you want another appliance platform, that’s fine, but it’s not got much to do with “linux distros”.

By: Torrey Hoffman

Torrey Hoffman — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:28:45 +0000

I think the point of the Chromebox is for large organizations with thousands of old PCs running XP. They can keep their monitors, keyboards, and mice. They can ditch the dusty old PCs + Windows and all the maintenance costs that go with it. They can everyone into the cloud for a tiny fraction of what it would cost to upgrade to PCs capable of running a modern MS Windows + Office.

By: Lucian Armasu

Lucian Armasu — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:14:28 +0000

Whoa. There’s a lot of misinformation you’re spreading there. $450 is not the “cheapest” Chromebook. It’s the most expensive. The cheapest is around $300. And 3G doesn’t add $200, more like $50. The iPad adds $100. It’s actually the device which charges the most for the addition of a 3G chip.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:09:41 +0000

Jesse

They don’t talk about what chip they are using and I cannot break into it and find those details. Sorry.

As for rest of your comment, I think my post outlines how I feel about the device and the market it is going after