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The pen is really cool - I just wish my handwriting was more readable and text-recognizable. - Oliver Bouchard

I've been really tempted by this. My big concern is being tied to proprietary paper - if it stops being produced, the pen becomes useless? - Trent Hamm from iPod

You can print your own. - Ben Hanten

They are very open about that. - Ben Hanten

What's also cool is that they've opened up an API - this is only the start. - Elias Bizannes

Wonder if anyone disagrees with my thesis? - Robert Scoble

i just told that to my roommate. you are right. - mehdi

Pretty logical conclusion I'd say. But who knows, crazier stuff has happened. - Geoff Schultz

Hate to see that happen, what if he's is the next "one"? - James Hunter

my only problem signed up months ago still waiting for an invite I have 2 netbooks and have been looking for a good os for them - zac_in_ak

Better question -- knowing that Google OS was an inevitability, was the hope for any real traction for Jolicloud realistic? - Tony Hung

Nope :) It's now going to inflate the valuation of his company as investors recognise they can jump into this early new market. You only lose when no one is talking about you. - Elias Bizannes

...unless m$ buys out the company to compete in the netbook OS wars. - imabonehead

Jolicloud is in a good place - acquisition by another big player? - Matt Mastracci

If it is a truly amazing product it will find a way to succeed. - Geoff Schultz

I'll have to give it a try. I don't like Ubuntu Remix - Peter Warnock

His favorite letters might be I,P and O - James Hunter

interesting with this Google OS thing. so many alternatives. I so want to write my own OS/distro like this Jolicould when I have extra free time. - Zac Bowling

OUCH - that will surely cause pain for Jolicloud ... 1st to market is soooo key for success - Susan Beebe

I can see smaller/lighter netbooks, specifically smartbooks running snapdragon & linux, running Google OS - Rodfather

Susan, counterpoint: look at Classmates vs. Friendster vs. Facebook - Matt Mastracci

i am not into the netbook market, just thinking to build my own little netbook from old laptop when its getting older. - polou/indigo_bow

I do not think we are ready for a Cloud OS. I think a cloud workspace maybe but not a full os. - Dave Mora

Susan: I thought Google OS won't come until second half of 2010. Jolicloud will get here earlier. By the way, being first isn't always a good path to success. Being a fast follower often means more success. - Robert Scoble

google OS netbooks will come out in 2010 os will be available sooner - zac_in_ak

I started to say I've already gotten my netbook, but then I remembered I'm waiting for the one from Asus. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

Everyone is honestly a little netbook crazy. under powered pieces of crap that annoy the hell out of me. I agree with Apple with not targeting this area. - Zac Bowling

There will be at least comparison with jolicloud. And this is a good point for him. - Frédéric Sidler from iPhone

Sory I do not know both products but, both Google OS and Jolicloud are open source? Whoever convince more HW manufacturers to bundle on their netbook than wins (probably Google). Than there is a clear loser here Microsoft. If alternative devices get traction over PC/notebook, MS monopoly on desktop may erode. Well this may well take 10-15 years :) - Kaan Bingol

Well once us normal people can get our hands on it... he has at least a year or so until we can touch Google's OS. - Dean Clark

Some of the apps are social in nature, but enough aren't (WINE, VLC, DropBox, etc.) that it doesn't feel like the social aspect is all Tariq is going for. I think he's (wisely) targeted the most popular web apps that just happen to be somewhat social in nature. Who knows? There may be room for both. Just because it comes from Google doesn't mean it'll be a hit (*cough*ORKUT*cough*) - Brian Baggett

SaaS_OS comes in and derails M$ desktop consumer marketshare. - C. Jason Mancebo

Tariq Krim will probably need to refocus his efforts and figure out the niche for Jolicloud. - Loren

Maybe Google should buy Jolicloud and rename it as Chrome OS? They did it with doubleclick and others in the past, why not now? - Hans Kainz

That's assuming Google Chrome OS will take off ... remember Google Notebook, Google Answers etc ;) - Nicholas James

I seriously doubt the world is going to breathlessly wait around well into 2010 for Chrome. Sounds like another Linux Dist. put out by a co. that keeps products in beta for years. - JimmyJet

JimmyNet: Its another Linux dist by the biggest online company out there...using Linux. That's something Ubuntu and Canonical cannot achieve. It also depends on how Chrome OS develops. Right now, it seems to be basically a way to get into the browser and use web-apps, nothing more. That's nothing like current Linux big boys Ubuntu/Fedora who are more like Windows/Mac OS in their structure. Google Chrome OS lives and dies by web-apps, so it seems and that is a double-edged sword. - Manuel Mas

Was intrigued by Jolicloud and wanted to find out more.....but as soon as I heard about Google Chrome OS, I have to admit I totally forgot about Jolicloud! - Bonnie Foster

Not sure. If Tariq delivers on the Jolicloud promise, he only needs a couple of telco/operator deals to get bootstrap. Operators are probably happy to have something that can compete with Windows 7 because it will help them negotiate lower license prices. Plus tariq has room to innovate by through better integration with all the best of breed services users/operators really care about. They just raise 4.2M so I would not call them dead until they had the chance to fully launch Jolicloud. - Edwin Khodabakchian