Friday, November 26, 2010

Will “ChromeBooks” Succeed First in the Enterprise?

Given the cannibalization of netbooks and the usurpation of the “second machine” position by the iPad and other tablets, could Chrome-based netbooks wind up being used in enterprise settings rather than as consumer machines.

Some think so. Corporate IT departments could deploy thousands of low-cost machines that could be updated quickly and cost effectively. And consumers might not respond too well to Chrome OS netbooks unless those devices are priced in the $250 range, since a more-traditional netbook can be gotten for $300 or so, and even some laptops will be priced in that range.

Others might just say it is too late for Chrome-based netbooks, since tablets will become the popular second PC device for lots of people.

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