Google chromebooks 'doomed'

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Unlike conventional computer systems which use installed software like Microsoft Word, Chrome is built around Web-based applications such as Google Docs.

According to Gulfnews.com, some critics have argued that the users will struggle to warm up to the idea of storing all their personal information and files in the air.

“I think they're doomed,” IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell told eWeek. “They are essentially consumer wireless thin clients that depend completely on a constant internet connection and Web-based apps.

While we have some of that, it's far from ubiquitous. As a point of reference, the entire worldwide market for wireless thin clients last year was around 50 000 units.”