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100MB free per month is cool I guess, but you will burn through that quickly. The day pass for $10 is a rip. I would just go with pay by the GB.
I want to be in the Chrome OS Pilot Program!
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Google on Tuesday unveiled a beta version of its Chrome OS notebook, dubbed Cr-48. Those hoping to get their hands on a Chrome OS device, however, will either have to wait until mid-2011 or obtain one through one of several Google-backed giveaway options.
Google plans to release two, Intel-based Chrome OS notebooks from Acer and Samsung in mid-2011, with Verizon Wireless providing cellular connectivity. No pricing information was released for the upcoming Acer and Samsung devices; Google said its partners will hold their own launch events in the future with more details.
Verizon connectivity will be available without a contract. Every user will get 100MB of free data every month for the first two years. Users can also purchase a day pass for $9.99, or buy 1GB at a time.
When asked about the possibility for an ARM-based device, Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management, said during a launch event that Chrome OS "can span a wide variety of devices, form factors, underlying chip architectures. Our earliers partners are planning Intel architectures, so partners will help us lead the way and we'll support them where they want to go."
But while Google has made strides in Chrome OS development in the last year, "we aren't fully done yet," Pichai said during a Tuesday press event in San Francisco.
A wireless printing option, for example, is not yet done, and Google is still working on USB connectivity, Pichai said. The company also needs to tune performance and fix bugs.
"We realized we have some time left to go," Pichai said.
As a result, Google is instead launching the Chrome OS Pilot Program. The program, which will provide the beta Cr-48 notebook to select users "is intended for early adopters, [and] users who are used to using beta software," Pichai said.
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I want to be in the Chrome OS Pilot Program!
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Google on Tuesday unveiled a beta version of its Chrome OS notebook, dubbed Cr-48. Those hoping to get their hands on a Chrome OS device, however, will either have to wait until mid-2011 or obtain one through one of several Google-backed giveaway options.
Google plans to release two, Intel-based Chrome OS notebooks from Acer and Samsung in mid-2011, with Verizon Wireless providing cellular connectivity. No pricing information was released for the upcoming Acer and Samsung devices; Google said its partners will hold their own launch events in the future with more details.
Verizon connectivity will be available without a contract. Every user will get 100MB of free data every month for the first two years. Users can also purchase a day pass for $9.99, or buy 1GB at a time.
When asked about the possibility for an ARM-based device, Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management, said during a launch event that Chrome OS "can span a wide variety of devices, form factors, underlying chip architectures. Our earliers partners are planning Intel architectures, so partners will help us lead the way and we'll support them where they want to go."
But while Google has made strides in Chrome OS development in the last year, "we aren't fully done yet," Pichai said during a Tuesday press event in San Francisco.
A wireless printing option, for example, is not yet done, and Google is still working on USB connectivity, Pichai said. The company also needs to tune performance and fix bugs.
"We realized we have some time left to go," Pichai said.
As a result, Google is instead launching the Chrome OS Pilot Program. The program, which will provide the beta Cr-48 notebook to select users "is intended for early adopters, [and] users who are used to using beta software," Pichai said.
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