Chromebook Making Gains
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@scottalanmiller said:
Another article on the Chromebook menace to windows hegemony.
http://www.itworld.com/open-source/428137/chromebooks-are-freaking-out-microsoft
Hmmn, you got any links to real world facts rather than dodgy websites spewing unsubstantiated link-bait?
I'd like to see Chromebooks take offer a real alternative to Windows, but I just can't see it. It feels too much like a toy rather than a serious business solution (other than using them as cheap thin-clients for Windows).
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It's a niche product. Mostly for kiosks and kids as a way of saving a bit of money. Claims that it will seriously challenge Windows are very wide of the mark.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
It's a niche product. Mostly for kiosks and kids as a way of saving a bit of money. Claims that it will seriously challenge Windows are very wide of the mark.
Yeah but with so much of Microsoft's infrastructure moving to the cloud via Azure and even with PowerShell Web Access, everything is moving towards only needing a web browser to function.
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It had some like a doubling of market share in five months. It's doing a lot if damage. I think a lot more home users are looking at it than you are thinking and a $99 desktop edition is expected this year.
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@Bill-Kindle exactly. It's taking hold fast. Even if just used as a thin client, that's a great way to get market share.
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@scottalanmiller said:
It had some like a doubling of market share in five months. It's doing a lot if damage. I think a lot more home users are looking at it than you are thinking and a $99 desktop edition is expected this year.
And on top of that, they are more security conscious now than they were even a few years ago. The lure of a always updated and virus free system (at least right now) is attractive.
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@scottalanmiller said:
It had some like a doubling of market share in five months. It's doing a lot if damage.
What's its market share? Tiny, I suspect. There is no way it is doing a lot of damage. It might in the future, but at the moment it is just potential.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
@scottalanmiller said:
It had some like a doubling of market share in five months. It's doing a lot if damage.
What's its market share? Tiny, I suspect. There is no way it is doing a lot of damage. It might in the future, but at the moment it is just potential.
Nothing is ever immediate.
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I heard that months ago they were the number two laptop on the market after the MacBook. That's pretty huge right now.
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Forbes today said 3-5% of the PC market.
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It's the new, new thing. Like Netbooks were the new, new thing a couple of years ago. I'm not convinced it will go anywhere though. I'm certainly not getting carried away. Mine's currently sitting in the cupboard unused and I suspect I'm not alone.
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I Just setup a chromebox ($169 on amazon) for my In-Law's retail store. It', with a HDMI splitter is powering 4 TVs in their store looping images, commercials, and special sale notifications via a youtube channel. It's pretty awesome!
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I was going to do something similar for wallboards around the office displaying dashboards and KPIs for our sales and production staff via the intranet. But I'm now planning on using Chromecasts instead. Assuming Chromecast will work with my new Ubiquiti APs that is! I know not all wireless APs are supported. Plan C is Rasberry Pi.
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benefit of doing it this way is just 1 device using bandwidth. we wanted to display the same thing on 4 displays throughout the store, so this was best for us.
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I tend to agree with CB - I think Chromebooks are a fad, but I've been wrong before mostly blinded by my own lack of desire to use. I have a huge inherent distrust of the internet and those snooping around it (both governments and hackers), as such I the idea of a completely online life is just undesirable to me.
Unfortunately for me, I'm in the minority. Most people around me want to be proles, as long as they have their 22's and their playstation and their McDonald's, they don't care about the rest.
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I think for the majority of people today, at least at home, just surf the web. Not many applications being installed for average users. Chromebooks are ideal for them. Very low cost, low power consumption, very easy to use and no extra worries about antivirus, updates, getting ripped off by Geek Squad, etc.
