At this rate, I don't think we'll see shipping Chrome netbooks until the 2nd quarter of 2011.Įven with this late start, I expect Chrome OS to give netbooks a new lease on life. There are so many word processing programs out there that make life easier, and this is true whether you’re writing for yourself or for a client. Few writers prefer the feel of pen and paper, these days, even for a first draft.
Even then, it appears that they'll only be available in sample quantities. What is the Best Word Processor: Our Top Five. Sandholm makes it sound like you won't see the first of them until early 2011. I had expected the first Chrome netbooks to be out by the end of the year. If I recall correctly, WordStar was the first word processor I used on IBM PCs.
In 1994, WordStar International merged with SoftKey Software Products. It did, however, offer keyboard command compatibility with earlier WordStar. It looks though like it's going to take longer than I had first thought before we'll see Chrome OS netbooks. WordStar for Windows was more of a frame-based desktop publishing tool. I strongly suspect that a cheap Chrome OS netbook, where you'll work all the time with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Web applications will find a lot of happy business users.
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Netbooks have not been doing that well in the market lately, but I think Chrome netbooks may just change that.Īs useful as tablets like the Apple iPad are and the coming flood of Android tablets promises to be, there are still a lot of things you can always do well with a physical keyboard. Sandholm also said that while his team is experimenting with touch, the real focus of the Chrome OS design team is on the netbook/laptop.