Ever since Google had officially announced Google Chrome OS, its operating system initially aimed at netbooks, with somewhat vague ambitions to become a full-fledged Windows competitor, there have been many speculations on how can Google compete with Microsoft, what its adoption rate might be and so forth.
Well, according to DigiTimes, Acer is poised to release its (previously announced) dual boot Windows XP/Android netbook in August. The appearance of world’s first Android-based netbook might provide answer to some questions about Chrome OS, but it’ll surely create some new ones.
First, Acer’s decision to go with a dual boot solution might mean we’ll see a lot of dual boot Chrome OS-based netbooks next year. It’s a painless solution: sacrificing a little disk space and taking a couple of seconds during boot time is a small price to pay compared to having thousands of users shun your product because they’re not read to switch to a new and unknown operating system. Therefore, rather than throwing Chrome OS into the fire, it’s likely that Google (and its partners) will take the easier route and opt for dual-boot solutions, at least in the beginning.
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