Guest post by InfoWorld’s Mel Beckman conjectures on the functionality necessary to make the Google ‘smartbook dream’ a reality, prioritizing the features any smartphone/netbook hybrid would require to succeed. From multitouch, to SSDs, to dual-boot capabilities, the list goes beyond what early Android-based entrants have to offer but remains within the realm of possibility, especially if Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s hints at a future Chrome/Android OS convergence come to fruition.
Article is fluff, crap, by semi-informed journalist who has to keep writing something every week even when they have nothing interesting to write about.
I love this line:
“Although Android is really mostly the Linux OS and WebKit browser foundation under the covers, it sports a novel user interface geared specifically for mobile use.”
Uh, no.
OMG, I had exactly the same reaction as soon as I took a cursory glance. Dual-boot? Multi-speed graphics? Are you kidding me?!? This guy obviously doesn’t have the most basic understanding of what a “smartbook” is or what kind of platform ChromeOS is targeting.