"Microsoft's Next Big Headache: The Google Chromebook" Blog Post #5

Google has created a new "laptop" named Chromebook. The Chromebook is a very cheap, small, and easy to use laptop. Chromebooks are the worlds next and greatest way for on-the-go work, or even play. There are many upsides to Chromebooks, but just like with all things invented, there are a few downsides. On a Chromebook, you can't download any kind of programs or games. Some people like Microsoft, but on the other hand, Google Documents replaces that!

Chromebooks are the next new thing, "Microsoft is freaking out about them," and they should be freaking out. "The PC is becoming less important for our daily needs." Chromebooks are now becoming basic necessities for business people because they can do everything and more than a laptop can do, but also fit in your purse or backpack.

What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer. 

The central idea is just about how Microsoft feels about the Google Chromebook. The whole passage uses evidence to support pro's and cons to the Chromebook to prove where Chromebook places as a competitor against a regular laptop. In paragraph number six, the author of this article states, "Since the PC industry's growth has gone flatter than a map drawn in the Dark Ages, any faint trace of momentum is promising -- or terrifying, if you're Microsoft." This quote exemplifies how the Chromebooks are striking fear into Microsoft. Chromebooks are putting, or are going to put any kind of laptop company at risk for failure.

Covert, Adrian. CNN Money. "Microsoft's Next Big Headache." A Time Warner Company, 2014. Web. 13 March 2014.

Covert, Adrian. "Microsoft's Next Big Headache." Photograph. Money CNN. A Time Warner Company, 2014. Web. 13 March 2014.

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