[geeks] Test Drive a Google Chrome Netbook

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Sun Dec 12 18:43:45 CST 2010


On 12/12/10 14:09, Sven Aluoor wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Google Chrome is total crap. You completely loose control over your
> data. Everything is stored in the cloud.
> Does Google Chrome have a Terminal Emulator for connecting to UNIX
> boxes? There are so many applications not available for Google Chrome.

To me, the whole point of mobile devices is that they're mobile.  What
on earth is the use of a mobile device on which losing your network
connection means losing access to all of your data?

IMHO the whole idea of the cloud is vastly overrated.


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