Sure when Lando Calrissian said it in Empire Strikes Back he was hitting on Princess Leia, but that doesn't make it any less realistic as the message Google was sending me when they decided to give me this Chrome OS powered CR-48.
I have been using cloud based solutions for a while now. My Ubuntu Linux powered desktop has been on it's last legs for about 2 years and constantly reformatting just to make it work pushed me in the direction of using tools that I didn't have to constantly reinstall. The arrival of this CR-48 has given me the boost I needed to shut down that old desktop and join Google entirely in the cloud. I'm going to update my Google Docs storage to 20 GB's and aside from using a PC at work and potentially downloading old documents to a flash drive to free up space on my Docs account I am going to be using this CR-48 to live entirely in the cloud.
I originally intended to use this notebook as my primary, but not only, computer. After reading comments and reviews of the CR-48 and Chrome OS around the internet I have decided to revisit that decision. Many people seem to hold the opinion that a Chrome OS powered notebook like the CR-48 doesn't have a place in the current tech market. I intended to show that a cloud based system is capable of everything necessary to survive on todays web.
I'm not a tech reviewer, developer, or marketer. I'm just an average guy trying to stay on the bleeding edge of technology, so for the next few months I'll be a Cloud City Commoner.
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