Google Chrome Tablet vs. iPad: Open vs. Closed
There’s talk that one of the things up Google’s increasingly packed sleeve is a tablet PC built to run Google’s upcoming Chrome OS. Yesterday, ReadWriteWeb posted a comparison between what Google would offer with a Chrome tablet and what Apple is promising with its iPad. Basically, the difference comes down to open vs. closed, a choice between Google’s open-source, Web-based vision of computing, and Apple’s sleek, yet totally Apple-controlled, idea for the iPad.
Here’s an excerpt from the post:
Where Apple’s iPad will be restricted to running approved applications from the iTunes App Store – a business model that has raised flags when Apple’s app overlords blocked popular, rival apps from their store (most notably, Google Voice) – the model has proved incredibly successful for the Cupertino-based company.
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