Google Chrome PC listed too late

Beijing December 8 news, according to foreign media reports, Reuters wrote on Wednesday, said that by Google's previous software problems to repair the company until today only the first to use the latest Chrome OS netbook. Due to the late delay, this product will miss this Christmas holiday shopping season.

Computers using the Chrome OS are expected to continue the market in the middle of 2011 and plan to invade the operating system market that has been dominated by Microsoft and Apple for decades. Sundar Pichai, Google’s vice president of product management, the world’s largest search engine provider, said that in order to completely repair some software vulnerabilities and ensure that such products can be compatible with digital cameras and other devices, Google has delayed the adoption of the Chrome OS. The release time of the computer. He said, “We have made some amazing progress, but the whole work has not yet been completed. If our efforts are only for a holiday shopping season, then I will not make any effort for this. This will be a long journey. ”

Google executives said in an interview that although the price of netbooks using the Chrome operating system is still uncertain, due to the network-centric nature of these products, the cost may be lower than that of traditional PCs with storage and processing hardware. Picai said, "You will see different prices of netbooks using the Chrome operating system appear in the market."

It is reported that Samsung Electronics and Acer will be the first to launch netbooks using the Chrome OS, and Intel will provide processors for such products. Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile operator in the United States, said that users who signed a two-year contract with the company will use 100 MB of data for free every month. In addition, Verizon Wireless will also offer a wireless data plan of at least $9.99 per month.

To support the Chrome netbook, Google also launched the Chrome Web App Store on Tuesday. The app store will sell 500 games, news, and other web software applications. Google hopes to take a leading position in the Internet media and entertainment market through this move. The Google Chrome App Store has collaborated with media companies such as Electronic Arts, NPR, The New York Times and Amazon to launch several web applications. Google had previously provided a free Android operating system for smartphones and tablets. The company only obtained revenue through mobile advertising. According to recent news, Android will bring about one billion US dollars in revenue every year for Google.

Along with Android phones, Chrome OS is expected to promote users to use the Internet more often and conduct more network searches, which will further promote the growth of Google's online advertising business. Investment bank Gleacher & Co analyst Yun Yun (Yun Kim) said, "Google continues to enhance the user experience, which is most in line with the interests of the company." As consumers continue to use smart phones and tablets and other devices to access the Internet, Google To enter the PC operating system market, you can ensure that the company's search service is still the core of the company's business.

Code CR-48

Since the Chromebook’s netbook won’t be sold in retail stores until next year, Google is currently testing the company’s Chrome operating system prototype among schools, business users, developers, and other users. The prototype was code-named "CR-48", equipped with a 12.1-inch display, but without any trademark or brand.

Google showed to the outside world on Tuesday that CR-48 is almost able to immediately switch from standby mode to normal mode. Picai said that with the Chromebook's netbook, it takes only 10 seconds to boot the computer in case of a shutdown. He said, "If there are tens of millions of users using these products, then we have achieved success. This is our goal."

The PC operating system market is currently dominated by Microsoft, and the company’s Windows operating system has a share of more than 90% in the global PC operating system market. As of now, Microsoft has not been able to put Chrome OS on Google.

Tim Bajarin, president and chief analyst of Creative Strategies, a market research company, said that netbooks using the Chrome operating system initially attracted only those techies. He said, "At least in the next two years, I don't think that the Chrome OS will pose any threat to Microsoft." But Bazarin stressed that PC makers usually pay $45 to $75 per PC for Microsoft. Software license fees, but the Chrome OS is a free product. Bazarin also said that it is too early to predict the price of Chrome's netbooks, but it is expected that the price of the product will be less than 500 US dollars.

Google executives said Chrome browser currently has 120 million users. In May of this year, Chrome had a total of 70 million users.