Paul constantly say the Chrome OS is taking over. When they have a 1.56% marketshare only.
How is a 1.56% taking over?
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#390462">In reply to paul-thurrott:</a></em></blockquote><p>Didn't the Mac outsell all other PC types in education for years and yet it didn't lead to a real challenge to Windows?</p>
Thom77
<p>I suspect this post might have been initiated by Paul's comments in the last Windows Weekly, which i just listen to last night. Perhaps Paul hasn't directly said "Chrome is taking over", but IMO, he definitely views Chrome OS as a legitatmate lateral move option for a large segment of the Windows base. He said something in the podcast to the effect that "Well, people will just move over to Chrome OS" .. for what reason, I can't remember .. but I do remember thinking "WTF are you talking about" because I can't imagine that happening when there are no pro video editing software on Chrome, nor 3d CAD, nor Programming software, nor Steam/PC gaming options, </p><p><br></p><p>Hey, Paul has access to data I nor the OP has, so what do I know … but his view of Chrome OS, IMO, is exaggeratedly optimistic.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
Thom77
<blockquote><em><a href="#390552">In reply to PaulHewitt:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>"How many people genuinely need the power you refer to?"</p><p><br></p><p>I guess the 76% marketshare worldwide of people who still own Windows machines even though Chromebooks have been out SINCE MID-2011, in addition to the 12% marketshare of people who use MacOS.</p><p><br></p><p>The data doesn't support that there is any momentum towards Chrome OS, nor that people are willing to just get up one day and leave a Windows laptop in favor of a Chrome OS laptop because they have had plenty of time to do so. </p><p><br></p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#390552">In reply to PaulHewitt:</a></em></blockquote><p>Consumer behavior isn't primarily driven by need. How many people "need" social networks? $1000+ phones? Artist-branded headphones?</p>
Bats
<p>"Chrome OS" (browser) is dominating Windows desktops. </p><p><br></p><p>It's cousin Android owns the mobile market.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Chrome OS" has taken over the education sector in the USA and other countries.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chromebooks have literally saved the PC industry, because they are counted as personal computers.</span></p><p><br></p><p>It's safe to say that it's a Google world and Microsoft is just living in it.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#391184">In reply to Bats:</a></em></blockquote><p>There have always been companies with products on Windows that have been more sucessful than Microsoft's own competing products but that didn't mean they "dominated" Windows and it doesn't in Google's case either. </p>