You'd be surprised at the number of people I consult who simply just use whats in their browser why not simply provide a low end computer with simply a browser in it with nothing but security in mind.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Bilal Akhtar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bilalakhtar@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">bilalakhtar@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I actually like the idea behind Chromebooks. Anyone knows of ways to<br>
get them here in Canada? Google has never sold Chromebooks in Canada,<br>
and it seems like the only way to get the new ones too is to get an<br>
Amerifriend ship one to you (or drive there). Even the Chromebook<br>
website lists US and UK retailers only.<br>
<br>
The new ones are all WiFi-only, so technically they should be able to<br>
sell them here without any carrier deals. What could possibly be<br>
stopping them?<br>
<br>
Bilal Akhtar.<br>
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:35 PM, <<a href="mailto:jvj@golden.net">jvj@golden.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> CNET: Chromebooks are cloud-computing laptops use Google's Chrome OS, which<br>
> is built on Linux under the covers but which actually runs applications in<br>
> the Chrome browser. (for $249 and up)<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57534803-93/google-offers-low-budget-arm-based-chromebook/" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57534803-93/google-offers-low-budget-arm-based-chromebook/</a><br>
><br>
> IMHO: Everything old is new again. Recall an earlier discussion here on<br>
> cloud computing.<br>
> Chromebooks are more like dumb terminals of long ago.<br>
><br>
> And with the "cloud" being the "mainframe" running the apps and having the<br>
> data storage.<br>
><br>
> jsquared<br>
><br>
><br>
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