Ever since Google announce the Chrome OS via blogpost a few days ago the web has been agog with speculation, projection and assumption about how Chrome OS could change the OS game. Some say that the OS will be a serious contender to Microsoft's WIndows hegemony while others think that the Chrome OS, like the Chrome browser, will be all noise and no adoption. (The browser, if you're wondering, launched to tremendous fanfare including a comic book expressly made for the launch, only to now languish in 4th place when it comes to browser popularity.)
The Chrome browser was a good idea with plenty of smart thinking in its design and execution but there is much more to the popularity of a piece of software than merely the essential efficiency and utility. Say what you want about Internet Explorer, but way too many people in the world, around 70%, still click on the IE logo when they want to access the internet. And whether you like it or not, if you're going to do any amount of e-commerce on the web, you are probably better of using IE for a more stable experience.
read more: http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/lounge/archive/2009/07/12/google-s-india-strategy-for-the-chrome-os-one-idea.aspx
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