Im not encouraging name calling but that was a rather ignorant post. (And I have seen some ignorance on this site that has made me shutter.
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Im not encouraging name calling but that was a rather ignorant post. (And I have seen some ignorance on this site that has made me shutter.
Might pick one up. Amazon uk has them on 24th June and the Wifi version is only £350. If they not that good then i can sell it on but it certainly seems like an interesting second computer for me
Business Math Is Against Google
Math is against Google. To succeed they really have to convince businesses that their IT department is not worth it.
Say you have a small mom and pop operation with a total of 8 employees, including yourself. Looking at two scenarios over a five year period, buying is the way to go. First scenario, you use Google's model of two computers for $28 per month and assume no replacements are ever needed. In the second scenario, you buy two cheapo computers at $300 a piece and then buy two more every year (1 to add capacity, 1 as a replacement as they break).
Google:
- 2 devices at the start, 2 devices at the end of 5 years
- cost = $3360 (2 devices x $28 per month x 60 months)
Buy yourself:
- 2 devices at the start, 2 more each year (1 to replace a broken computer, 1 to use) for a total of 10 computers bought, 6 are usable.
- cost = $3000 ($300 per computer x 10)
And these computers can be cannibalized or repurposed as print servers, file servers, used to run legacy software for accessing now defunct prioritary archives, sold or donated, etc.
Buying, physically at least, you get more for less.
Math is against Google. To succeed they really have to convince businesses that their IT department is not worth it.
Say you have a small mom and pop operation with a total of 8 employees, including yourself. Looking at two scenarios over a five year period, buying is the way to go. First scenario, you use Google's model of two computers for $28 per month and assume no replacements are ever needed. In the second scenario, you buy two cheapo computers at $300 a piece and then buy two more every year (1 to add capacity, 1 as a replacement as they break).
Google:
- 2 devices at the start, 2 devices at the end of 5 years
- cost = $3360 (2 devices x $28 per month x 60 months)
Buy yourself:
- 2 devices at the start, 2 more each year (1 to replace a broken computer, 1 to use) for a total of 10 computers bought, 6 are usable.
- cost = $3000 ($300 per computer x 10)
And these computers can be cannibalized or repurposed as print servers, file servers, used to run legacy software for accessing now defunct prioritary archives, sold or donated, etc.
Buying, physically at least, you get more for less.
Spoiler Alert: Parts of this post are sarcastic
Yeah those sound like projects from a company with creativity issues. I also find it funny how most of the posters on this site criticize Google for being "plain" and "simple" and then PRAISE Apple for the same exact things
Logic is against you. If you read what the buying versus monthly option would get you in the consumer v. business model, you'd see that the main selling point of the business model is the included support and maintenance.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/editorial-google-clarifies-chromebook-subscriptions-might-have/
Chuck the attitude. And reread my last sentence: "...physically at least, you get more for less."
The included support and maintenance is why in my two scenarios I added the cost of having to replace 1 PC per year for the person outright buying.
And until we know the thorny details on that support or maintenance (How quickly will a downed Chromebooks be replaced? Overnight express? How long will they troubleshoot online or over the phone before I can get a replacement? Can I get it shipped to where my employee is vice to the home office?), it can't be factored into the business decision, especially for a small business.
A coworker just received a new company-issued laptop yesterday. An ultra cheap-feeling plastic model, nothing like my semi-metal EliteBook (which still pales in comparison to a MacBook Pro despite the similar price tag).
Guess what his new HP laptop is called?
ProBook.
Take the MacBook Pro, drop the Mac part, switch the Book and Pro around...bingo!
Just no originality out there in PC Land.
You got that right. The latest example of a lack of originality can be witnessed in the new "I'm a PC Ad." Julie asks, "so there is no tower anymore?" Gee I wonder where PC makers got the idea for an "all in one" machine? LOL
http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-im-a-pc-ad-video-2011-5
And lets not forget Windows 8 featuring "Modern Reader." Sorry Ballmer and Co., but built in PDF Readers have been standard issue on Linux and OSX for at least ten years now. It makes me sick to think that during our Windows days we wasted $400 per copy for Acrobat Professional just to make PDF's from Word docs when all along that could be done on Linux for free.
Once again the classic Microsoft motto at its best "if you can't beat them copy them."
The desktop is steal around. People like me will always prefer windows based desktops. I game on my PC and you can not do it on a all-in-One or on any mac so the Desktop will live on forever.
What about access to Windows Apps?
If you are considering Chromebooks but don't want to leave your Windows apps behind, you should look at Ericom AccessNow, a pure HTML5 RDP client that enables Chromebook users to connect to any RDP host, including Terminal Server (RDS Session Host), physical desktops or VDI virtual desktops and run their applications and desktops in a browser.
Ericoms AccessNow does not require Java, Flash, Silverlight, ActiveX, or any other underlying technology to be installed on end-user devices an HTML5 browser is all that is required.
For more info, and to download the beta, visit:
http://www.ericom.com/AccessNow
If you are considering Chromebooks but don't want to leave your Windows apps behind, you should look at Ericom AccessNow, a pure HTML5 RDP client that enables Chromebook users to connect to any RDP host, including Terminal Server (RDS Session Host), physical desktops or VDI virtual desktops and run their applications and desktops in a browser.
Ericoms AccessNow does not require Java, Flash, Silverlight, ActiveX, or any other underlying technology to be installed on end-user devices an HTML5 browser is all that is required.
For more info, and to download the beta, visit:
http://www.ericom.com/AccessNow
Microsoft has wanted to do its own PDF software for years, but Adobe has always threatened them with Antitrust suits.
not to mention that Preview is nice to have offhand but it pales in comparison to Reader.
The Samsung Chromebook has now been pushed back on Amazon UK to the 1st July for wifi model and 1 Aug for the 3g Version.