Why Google's Chrome OS will lose its shine

The conventional wisdom has it that Microsoft should be afraid – very afraid – of Google's Chrome OS. After all, how can the high-priced Windows compete against a free operating system released by what has arguably become the most successful technology company on the planet?

The conventional wisdom is wrong, though. The development of Chrome OS could be the worst mistake Google has ever made and one of the best things to happen to Microsoft in a long time.

To understand why, we need to first take a look at the problems Microsoft has had with Windows. Chief among Windows' woes are hardware problems. Unlike Apple's Mac OS, Windows isn't tied directly to hardware. Windows has to work with countless computers, CPUs, graphics cards and other components that make up the core of a computer – you name it, and Windows has to work with it.
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