[Starboard]

cloud-based services

So (in plain English) this would essentially mean that there would be a Google 'browser' which would act like an O/S to enable you to run apps off the web, right? Similar to running a mail app through Yahoo. Is that correct?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That's the idea of cloud computing as I understand it....big question as to how popular it gets...might make sense for very mobile people....which does not include me....

But I heard Schmidt interviewed on CNBC from the Sun Valley conference this last week and I think where Google is going is wanting to be connected to the wave of very mobile customers with their mini devices that have access to the web.

Chrome is simply a way to supply that at very low cost.

So their business plan is to make money off of the advertising....not hardware or operating systems....that will give $MSF some real competition....