Google, a nearly impenetrable force in the search market, is also starting to make waves (no, not that wave) in the operating system market as well. No-one can reasonably say that Google has crafted the perfect laptop/desktop OS, but it is hard to overlook the fact that the platform has been gaining steam over the past few months.
Chromebook is in its beginning stages. It can only get better because googles optimistic. Later along down the line i say in 5-6 years, Microsoft will have a competitor .
Yeah I agree with andydoE, Google knows what they are doing. The Chromebook is just like a Beta in the consumer market. Give it time and they will most likely be at the top.