Google Chrome OS: Ars Operating Systemica

So my anecdotal frustrated rhetorical question of the morning is, "What the hell are people smoking so as to make them write such odd opinion pieces about Google Chrome OS?".

Deep breath. Ok, now that I have that out of the way, let's take a look to see why this not only makes perfect sense, but also, makes perfect sense.

• The computing cycle has been heading back towards the fully thin client paradigm for years.
• If you can play recent good video games in real time with no console, the pipes are fat enough to support daily operating system procedures.
• Shipping more complex processing to a cloud is more efficient, as well as faster.
• The google web drive will be like your current hard drive. Except. You won't lose all your photos like the last hd that failed spectacularly.
• Google has so much dark fiber that it could set up its own ISP if it needed to beef Chrome OS performance.
• Your devices can be lighter and focus on quick data transfer and display.
• Your devices may have their lives extended a few years.
• Apple has softened the general public's opinion of alternate operating systems.
• Android is too linked to failed cellphones and the idea of Linux. It was a good shot, but dead in the water.
• Microsoft shot itself in the head with Vista.

Ok, so the last three are pretty much opinion, but you get the idea. Shame on you tech writers for commenting on anything about Google's business strategy. If you were qualified to make those kinds of determinations, you'd be business strategizing.