http://liliputing.com/2009/04/compal-working-on-google-android-netbooks.html Compact Computing Fri, 25 May 2012 18:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://liliputing.com/2009/04/compal-working-on-google-android-netbooks.html#comment-47786 oddone Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:35:40 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7278#comment-47786 This is all utterly dependent on what the "desktop-like" software ecosystem for these Android based Netbooks turns out to actually be. I need to browse, write, and maybe lightly game and chat. It doesn't seem like a tall order, but I've never been one to underestimate companies' ability to not give me what I want... This is all utterly dependent on what the “desktop-like” software ecosystem for these Android based Netbooks turns out to actually be. I need to browse, write, and maybe lightly game and chat. It doesn't seem like a tall order, but I've never been one to underestimate companies' ability to not give me what I want…

]]> http://liliputing.com/2009/04/compal-working-on-google-android-netbooks.html#comment-18483 Oddone Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:35:40 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7278#comment-18483 This is all utterly dependent on what the "desktop-like" software ecosystem for these Android based Netbooks turns out to actually be. I need to browse, write, and maybe lightly game and chat. It doesn't seem like a tall order, but I've never been one to underestimate companies' ability to not give me what I want... This is all utterly dependent on what the “desktop-like” software ecosystem for these Android based Netbooks turns out to actually be. I need to browse, write, and maybe lightly game and chat. It doesn't seem like a tall order, but I've never been one to underestimate companies' ability to not give me what I want…

]]> http://liliputing.com/2009/04/compal-working-on-google-android-netbooks.html#comment-18463 BoloMKXXVIII Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:16:28 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7278#comment-18463 I think they should be marketed as portable internet appliances and not "regular computers". If custoomers understand these are limited machines they may have a more favorable view of them when they actually try them. At least it may reduce the return rate. I think they should be marketed as portable internet appliances and not “regular computers”. If custoomers understand these are limited machines they may have a more favorable view of them when they actually try them. At least it may reduce the return rate.

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