I can't even begin to comprehend the stupidity that went into this blog post.
The entire point of the Chromebook is that your OS is constantly updated, and you're complaining about it updating when you start it for the first time? Also: rich coming from someone that works for Microsoft. A fresh install of Windows has nearly a gig of updates to download.
It tells you what product you're using after booting for the first time? You know, like basically every product in existence? Let me introduce you to the dozens of Welcome to Windows screens you get after installing your company's OS.
I honestly didn't think it was possible for someone to physically complain about getting a free taste of 3G service, but there you go on your silly little rant.
Yes, it's not without its flaws. But for what it's aiming to do: be an extremely accessible internet-browsing laptop that has absolutely zero IT overhead, it's a great first shot as a flagship product. Give it 6 months to a year for a lot of the kinks to be worked out, some better file-system interaction, third-part offline Chrome apps to come out, and for the prices to drop a little. Or don't, because you clearly already made your mind up about the product before even laying a finger on it.
I have, and it's getting better constantly. You can see positive changes in the UI, speed, and virtually everything else on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Chrome on Ubuntu on the Cr48 is more usable the ChromeOS on the Cr48. IMHE. Also, reviewing your link: the specs don't seem much different, except maybe a shiny case and a better trackpad.
>The entire point of the Chromebook is that your OS is constantly updated, and you're complaining about it updating when you start it for the first time? Also: rich coming from someone that works for Microsoft. A fresh install of Windows has nearly a gig of updates to download.
Chromebook was touted as something that doesn't need updates(especially the ones that need full reboots) in the media. The MS guy might have wondered how that was possible, and boom, gets hit by a long update that needed a reboot. How is that rich?
>I honestly didn't think it was possible for someone to physically complain about getting a free taste of 3G service, but there you go on your silly little rant.
He is right to complain about the really low limit of 100MB when it takes all your personal info(and gets stuck in a loop!).
>Or don't, because you clearly already made your mind up about the product before even laying a finger on it.
Huh, he did lay a finger on it, he used it. Did we read the same article? And you were calling his blog post stupid. Now that's rich.
> >Or don't, because you clearly already made your mind up about the product before even laying a finger on it.
> Huh, he did lay a finger on it, he used it. Did we read the same article?
What I believe the grandparent meant was that the author had already made his decision before using it, and that having made his decision of how to view it he then proceeded to view it in that way. This is as opposed to the ideal of reviews, in which the reviewer forms opinions on the usability and quality of a product solely through interaction with a product.
> Chromebook was touted as something that doesn't need updates
Say what? Everything so far has said it would have automatic updates. That is not the same as saying it requires no updates. In fact it is the opposite.
Google Chromebook will have updates but they will be of chrome browser types where they happen behind the scenes and downloads are tiny. You restart your browser and you are on a new version. No one even cares what version of chrome browser you are running now, because they have made versions obsolete. That being said it is a little curious why they had to do it on first boot for 7 minutes. But everyone who is used to microsoft PC's please 7 minutes is like a blink of an eye we have dealt with microsoft's day long updates for 2 decades now.
I'd be fine if any of the criticisms I listed were the content of this article. They weren't, they wee an afternote in the last sentence. Instead the author decided to go on a nonsensical rant that made his biases plainly evident.
The entire point of the Chromebook is that your OS is constantly updated, and you're complaining about it updating when you start it for the first time? Also: rich coming from someone that works for Microsoft. A fresh install of Windows has nearly a gig of updates to download.
It tells you what product you're using after booting for the first time? You know, like basically every product in existence? Let me introduce you to the dozens of Welcome to Windows screens you get after installing your company's OS.
I honestly didn't think it was possible for someone to physically complain about getting a free taste of 3G service, but there you go on your silly little rant.
Yes, it's not without its flaws. But for what it's aiming to do: be an extremely accessible internet-browsing laptop that has absolutely zero IT overhead, it's a great first shot as a flagship product. Give it 6 months to a year for a lot of the kinks to be worked out, some better file-system interaction, third-part offline Chrome apps to come out, and for the prices to drop a little. Or don't, because you clearly already made your mind up about the product before even laying a finger on it.