I'd forgotten about these things, but this shill, excuse me, analyst seems to thing that Chromebooks will be the next big thing.

"The Chromebook doesn't have a hard drive. Users with an Internet connection get to information and applications stored in large data centers."

I don't think it's going to woo anyone from their 3D box obviously, but how well might it appeal as a second machine, especially for those who don't already own a laptop or tablet?  After chuckling over the guy's hype, I went and did a very quick glance over some of the features. If you look at the bullet points they're hammering and the details, they may be onto something. How many people these days buy a computer almost soley to do stuff on the internet? If it's a big enough number (and it's probably growing) and if they advertise the hell out of Chromebooks @ $249, who knows.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken