Computer World is running an interesting article regarding a possible Google netbook. Taking on Google’s CEO Erick Schmidt’s statement saying that ,
“What’s particularly interesting about netbooks is the price point. Eventually, it will make sense for operators and so forth to subsidize the use of netbooks so they can make services revenue and advertising revenue on the consumption. That’s another new model that’s coming.”
the article’s author then make a brave prediction that the Google Netbook is coming by the second half of 2009. More particularly a Google netbook powered by Linux.
If the netbook market’s growth continues as it is right now, and knowing fully well that consumers are really getting into affordable computing, Google may very well release its own netbook. After all, who would have taught the Google will be coming out with a mobile phone, right?
But the Google Android mobile phone was actually an HTC manufactured handset. Would Google follow the same with its netbook? Which netbook manufacturer would get the privelege of coming up with the Google netbook? Any guesses?
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I think it would be a good move for Google to build one…but they won’t build it themselves. I’m guessing they will follow others like Dell and HP and have them made by someone like Compal.
The google netbook will be very popular if they’d like to release it.
It should be cheap, android OS, and installed with skype, msn, chrome or firefox, openoffice or so.
all I need is chatting, simple doc. processing.
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Google is perfectly poised for pushing sub $100 netbook. On one hand, Google has lots of capital in this tight economy where competition is rationing. On the other hand Google is pushing out its thin application suite (word processing, presentation, email, spreadsheet, etc). So here is one plan. Partner with Acer (or someone), subsidize the cost for the first N million devices, cost will go down, then pull out and you have effectively expedited the sub $100 netbook roadmap and Google has its name brand in every living room, dining room, bed room, bath room, etc…like it needed more