Google Chromebooks were doomed to fail… weren’t they?

Chromebooks Are Doomed to Fail
A month from today, the Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer will hit the street. Google hopes to revolutionize mobile computing and free us from the shackles of the traditional PC experience, but the Chromebook is going to fizzle.

Why? Three reasons: culture, functionality, and price.

So reported Tony Bradley, on PCWorld   two months ago.

Well it seems that the doomsday predictions have been wrong… Google is defying the odds:

Chromebooks: Not Flops!

Amazon’s sales charts don’t necessarily signify that Chromebooks are a hit. But they do at least prove that Chromebooks aren’t a failure.

By Jared NewmanTechnologizer

It’s been exactly one month since the first Chromebooks - netbooks powered by Google’s Chrome OS – became available for purchase, and so far, sales seem to be holding up.

This is obviously a major concern for those of us who wish to remain accountable on the internet. These laptops run ChromeOS only, which is just a browser… thats it. No option for installing accountability or filtering.

At the moment Chromebooks are #5 on Amazon…