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Of course the pundits are slamming the ChromeBook; the status quo is being threatened. With the ability to get online now for under $300, of course some big companies are getting antsy!
My local library has a stack ouf ChromeBooks they lend out for 2 hours at a time for accessing their catalogues, checking email and web browsing. They like the fact they are easy to maintain, worry free, portable, reliable and inexpensive.
I recently bought my mom a ChromeBook for her 87th birthday. She uses it to check her email, video conference with family, and surf the web for fun. She knows that she can't hurt it and that if she gets stuck on something she can just re-boot it and start over.
As I see it, the ChromeBook is not intended to be a computer or compete with computers. It's in an entirely new category. It provides valuable functionality at a low price and it's finding a growing market among people who are looking for exactly this.
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