Tech Battle: Windows Vs Chrome OS - sell laptop

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Most of us have probably not though beyond Windows operating system simply we are too used to it, and it is there on our desktops or laptops by default. However, there is a new contender that is threatening to replace Windows – The Chrome OS. Microsoft, on its part is putting up a brave fight (remember how Explorer was bombarded and replaced by Firefox).  The strategy that Windows is adopting is to launch competitively priced desktops and laptops running on Windows 8. What’s more is it is made available to PC manufacturers free of cost. 

Chromebooks, on the other hand have gained immense popularity. They have even figured on the bestseller-list of Amazon, and according to Gartner there could be a major shift of loyalties, around 15 million per year in a couple of years from now. Does this mean that the marketing team at Windows is panicking? Well, they don’t seem to be taking the hype at face value. The grand arrival and subsequent slinking off of netbook is still fresh in people’s memories. Whether Chromebooks is will suffer the same ignominy remains to be seen.

Windows, along with Office is perfect for writing papers and creating business reports. Students and businesspeople alike love Windows for its user-friendliness. People looking for a job need to create impressive resumes, and rely on Windows to help them out. However, Chromebooks too is good enough for such tasks. What’s more is you can simply open a web browser for loading Google Documents. It is almost the same while using Chrome OS, and it is probably as good as Windows, if not better. 

However, when it comes to formatting, that’s a different cup of tea altogether. Graphics, including complex charts and images can be a challenge although compatibility may not pose a problem. Translating page headers and footnotes to Google Docs from Word, and back and forth should be rather easy. When it comes to Files application, although Chrome OS poses no problem while viewing files, users won’t have enough control when it comes to storing content. As the hard drive is not used directly, everything is restricted to Google Drive, Downloads or any other external devices that may be connected.  Adding, deleting and renaming can pose a problem as such tasks cannot be done by default. 

On the whole, getting used to a new operating system is what matters. Given time and exposure, even people who are not very tech savvy should be able to get used to the new entrant Chrome OS. However, weaning away existing Windows users may not be a cake walk.