In April 2010, Schmidt indicated that he expected prices for Chrome OS netbooks to range from US$300 to $400, and thus be similar in cost to comparable devices that ship with operating systems. He also confirmed that Google will supply the operating system for free, but it will be up to hardware manufacturers and retailers to set their own prices for the devices. Market Implications When Google announced the in September 2008, it was viewed as a continuation of the battle between and ("the two giants of the "). As of December 2009, Microsoft dominates the and the software market in and applications. The operating system dominance may be challenged directly by Google Chrome OS, and the application dominance indirectly through a shift to . According to an analysis by , Google Chrome OS represents the next step in this battle. But Chrome OS engineering director Matthew Papakipos has noted that the two operating systems will not fully overlap in functionality. Users should be aware that Chrome OS hosted on a netbook is not intended as a substitute for running on a conventional laptop, which has the computational power to run a program like .
In April 2010, Schmidt indicated that he expected prices for Chrome OS netbooks to range from US$300 to $400, and thus be similar in cost to comparable devices that ship with operating systems. He also confirmed that Google will supply the operating system for free, but it will be up to hardware manufacturers and retailers to set their own prices for the devices. Market Implications When Google announced the in September 2008, it was viewed as a continuation of the battle between and ("the two giants of the "). As of December 2009, Microsoft dominates the and the software market in and applications. The operating system dominance may be challenged directly by Google Chrome OS, and the application dominance indirectly through a shift to . According to an analysis by , Google Chrome OS represents the next step in this battle. But Chrome OS engineering director Matthew Papakipos has noted that the two operating systems will not fully overlap in functionality. Users should be aware that Chrome OS hosted on a netbook is not intended as a substitute for running on a conventional laptop, which has the computational power to run a program like .
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