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What people think of ChromeOS and chromebooks

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http://www.linux.com – There have been many different takes on the Google's chromebooks since it was announced that products will soon be on the market. The review of the potential of the product is based upon each user's needs which makes it difficult to guage how it will effect the PC and laptop markets. Many of the writers and bloggers that are commenting are doing so with second hand knowledge and little or no market testing, this article will share how the chromebooks are being viewed by a beta user and multipRead More... (General)

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Submitted by taskli on 05/17/2011

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