Google and the free netbook
Glen Moody makes a really interesting point in a column: what if Google threw ads into the Chrome OS and gave away netbooks? Obviously, this isn’t a new idea (Free PC tried, remember?), but this is Google behind it, and with the total cost at about $20 (plus the Teracent acquisition)… anything can happen.
Edit: Linux Journal’s fans on Facebook make a very interesting point: What’s to stop you from wiping Chrome OS?
Would You Accept Google’s Free Netbook?
(Disclosure: I’ve written [free-lance] for LJ before. I’m not on staff, and I don’t know Glen Moody.)
