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?