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The Google Chrome Notebook does not work like a normal desktop and is probably not supposed to. It's not surprising that he wasn't used to it. What's insightful
by zazi 16y ago
The Google Chrome Notebook does not work like a normal desktop and is probably not supposed to. It's not surprising that he wasn't used to it. What's insightful that he expected it to work like a normal desktop and couldn't get his mind to work otherwise. This is something that google probably has to overcome.
Apple's iPad did not have such teething problems probably because it looks and feels so different from a conventional laptop. No one expected the iPad to be used like a normal laptop. Google can probably take a page out of the iPad chapter to see how to manage expectations of their notebook. A simple start would probably be to name it something else other than a notebook. The Chrome webBrowser. Browserbook. webBook. ok, i'm probably not good at names, but you get the idea.
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- sullivandanny 16y agoI could get my mind to work otherwise. I just wasn't trying to. I know there are cloud-based alternatives to what I was doing (though I have to say, the difficulty in making a simple screenshot surprised me). But agreed entirely on how if you approach this fresh, like an iPad -- that you're hitting the store, the expectations will likely be much different. Some might go "wow" and love it. But the iPad didn't look like a regular laptop. This looks like a laptopduck, but if it doesn't quack like a laptopduck, perhaps an issue for some.