Google Chrome Web only will be beneficial for all or most :)

[Randall Shimizu]

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Bob La Quey <robert.laquey at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Randall Shimizu
> <randall.shimizu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Google states that Chrome OS will run only web apps and is designed
>> primarily for Netbooks. So this means that wireless access must be
>> available for free or at little cost everywhere. Now consider that
>> Google is coming with it's own phone soon. So since Google owns a lot
>> of dark fiber, perhaps they will trade network access with the cell
>> phone companies. So there is some possibility that Google might
>> possibly dramatically step up it's investment in Clearwire to spur
>> deployment of Wimax.
>
> My WAG on all of this is that Google very much wants to bypass the
> entire telephone industry with a a combination of new wireless
> technology and a new business model, advertising.
>
> Give how lame the old telco business model is and how prevalent the
> monopoly instincts of the telcos are it will be interesting. Of course
> we may just change an ogilopoly (Telcos) for a monopoly (Google.)
>
My guess is that Google will buy a or acquire a equity stake in a
company like Clearwire. This because Google is not inerested in
operating a ISP. So this way they can provide the capital to Clearwire
to expand. Google can also provide the backbone internet
infrastructure or portions of it with their dark fiber.

> We shall see,
>
> BobLQ
>
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