Scroogled: Microsoft has another embarassing campaign targeting Google

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Put affiliated links all over the search results? On several pages you might see their clients who are paying them money to SHOWCASE them?
 
by the way... scroogled is back. and microsoft is trying to target gmail this time around.

their claim is the age old bullcrap. gmail 'reads' your email to deliver personalized ads.

outlook also has sort of personal ads but they are based on your profile and not the content of individual mails.

meanwhile... here is a good third party response to the whole situation.

https://goo.gl/yVEIi
 
Chromebook is not a laptop. Isn't that true what MS is telling people?
What is use of Chromebook once it goes offline?
 
Some things that you can do on a Chromebook in offline mode:
Read, Create, Edit documents
Read, Create, Edit Presentations
Read Speadsheets
Read, Create emails
Listen to offline stored music
Watch offline stored videos
Play offline games
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About what is and what is not a laptop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzn_Ca7gp6Q
 
So Chromebook is a mobile having shape of Laptop. Otherwise I am not sure if Chromebook can connect to Camera/mobile to copy data from that device. Also can Chromebook be used to install any application to perform OS upgrade of any other device like mobile? Can Chromebook used by developers who write codes using several tools to create various softwares?
Chromebook is good portable device which can be given to office employees who have no need to keep data locally and all data can be stored on cloud/server.
 
Chromebook is a fully functional Chrome installation with some other features in a low cost computing machine.
You can connect Chromebook to camera and copy data from the camera to your Chromebook. Google actually has a dedicated app that automates the process of copying photos from your camera/phone to your Google+ account.
Chromebooks get automatic updates to newer Chrome OS builds in the background similar to how Chrome updates on your Windows/OS X/Linux machines.
You can use web apps to code on Chrome OS. There are packages available that you can install on Chromebooks if you are coder: dnschneid/crouton · GitHub
Google is developing a dedicated Chrome Web App IDE for developers dart-lang/spark · GitHub . The idea is to code locally and run remotely.
Chromebooks are designed for simpler purposes. Most consumers today have simple needs. They need to check their emails, they need to chat with friends and family, they need to use Facebook. Chromebooks fit in that category perfectly.
It is not designed to replace your existing computer if you are a power user. And it does not replace your machine if you are a power user.
All Chromebooks have local storage that is needed for OS and apps and offline storage of data. 16GB is the minimum. Some have 32GB. Some even come with regular hard drives. You can of course also extend the storage by using the USB ports on the device.
People make a mistake when they compare Chromebooks as an alternative for their primary machine.
If you are a developer, designer or a power user... Chromebook cannot and would not replace your primary computer. Just like a tablet would not replace it as well. But... If you are a casual user who mostly use the computer for Facebook and email and chat... A Chromebook is a much better alternative than a full blown Windows laptop or a Tablet PC. There are no headaches of malware/spyware. No OS to maintain. No software to install. Little to no chance of data loss.
 

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