Google: ChromeOS could immediately replace 60% of Windows desktops

The final reason people stick with Windows isn't 99% of their daily tasks. It's the 1% that can't be done well (or at all) on another OS, usually because the app just doesn't exist. And since that 1% varies so much from person to person and job to job, it's not just a matter of making sure an app gets created for it.

The first reason is momentum, of course. Why switch to another OS if you don't have to? People need a reason to make changes. Especially costly ones. Even for a free OS, there's a lot of cost in training and support during the changeover and for a while after.

This statement can be true if 60% of the PC's were low end configurations and(or?) 60% of the Windows desktops have high-speed, HA internet connection. Eastern Europe suffers from unstable, slow and expensive internet connections with high traffic restrictions. In my country, the most used internet package is limited to 20GB/mo traffic up/down and after you exceed it, you get 64/32kbps speed.

I pray every day for Linux to replace 60% of Windows desktops. And I am talking about OS thats far more mature, usable and functional. I don't think this will happen in near future, and I really don't think that ChromeOS will achieve that.

That is a really strong statement.

> "He also says he hopes it will put corporate systems administrators out of work because software updates will be made automatically over the Web."

I wonder how will they be able to push updates in corporate environments which are behind firewalls and restrict access to the outside world.

Getting ahead of ourselves aren't we