Let me revive the thread, as Google
has officially announced Chrome OS. Well, they say : "Most of all, we are obsessed with speed". While I'm with them for performance optimizations, an OS or Application that's relying on Internet connections is not my choice, especially in places where the wireless internet is still extremely slow. I'm also not OK with my data stored somewhere, in some electro-clouds. Not being paranoid, I have nothing to hide, but I'm just against the idea of someone else taking control of a large pools of data. Especially mine. I wasn't able to understand how's the situation handled when I have no Internet connection, which happens sporadically. And, in the end, there are other things besides Web.