PC makers less upbeat than Google about Chrome OS

From InfoWorld: Most of the PC vendors Google listed on its blog as partners for the new Chrome OS say they're evaluating the software but have not committed to creating devices around it, a far less upbeat message than Google had portrayed.

"We are studying Chrome," said Hewlett-Packard media relations officer Marlene Somsak, by e-mail. "We want to assess the capability Chrome may have for the computer and communications industries, and so we are studying it."

HP, the world's largest PC vendor, said that most of its products use Microsoft operating systems today, including Windows Mobile, XP and Vista. The company also sells machines with Linux for some computing customers.

Lenovo, China's largest PC vendor and the world's fourth biggest, said it is actively assessing Google Chrome OS's development and evaluating it based upon customer value. "Lenovo continually examines ways to bring customers more product choice and capabilities in terms of features and technologies," said Kristy Fair, in media relations at Lenovo.

Asustek Computer, pioneer of the netbook devices that Chrome may appear in first, also said it was evaluating Chrome.

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