[Gllug] Introducing the Google Chrome OS

[Peter Corlett]

On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 07:21:29PM +0100, Christopher Hunter wrote:
[...]
> It doesn't matter what WE want - the general public just want computers
> they can bring home from the shop, plug in, and use immediately - so
> they're not concerned at all about whether it's FOSS, MS or Apple. As long
> as it "gets the job done" they're reasonably happy. If they can save £100
> by not having a proprietary OS, save £300 by not installing "Office", and
> not worry about malware, they'll be entirely happy.

That assumes that computer purchasers are rational actors and trying to
minimise costs. That is rarely the case: if it were, the ready-meal industry
would collapse overnight, for example.

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