Editorial: Chrome OS is what I want, but not what I need

There’s obviously something seriously wrong with me, since the idea of a feature-stripped OS that over-relies on a web browser at the expense of more powerful single-purpose apps has delightful shivers running up my spine. In fact, in a fleeting moment of ill-advised adulation, I was considering buying a netbook with solid state storage so that I’d be all prepped to hack this pre-release version of Chrome OS onto it and web-app to my heart’s content. The real issue is that at the end of the day I know I’m always (well, for the next few years at least) going to be too reliant on “heavyweight” desktop applications like audio, video and image editors to really cut the cord and stuff my whole life into the cloud. But the chimes of freedom flashing in Chrome OS are too great to ignore, and I think there’s plenty going on here that could be very beneficial to a “real” desktop OS.

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