Hewlett-Packard confirmed Tuesday that it is testing Google’s Android operating system as a possible alternative to Windows in some of its netbook computers.
…Netbooks are small, low-cost computers that are designed primarily for browsing the Web and doing basic computing tasks. The category has proved popular — about 10 million netbooks shipped in 2008 and the number is expected to double this year, according to IDC.
Android was designed for mobile phones but has been seen by some others besides HP as a potential OS for netbooks. Some enthusiasts have been testing Android on netbooks such as Asustek’s Eee PC, and chip makers such as Qualcomm and Freescale hope to bring Android to netbooks running on their Arm-based chips.
HP may have in mind a netbook optimized for use with Web-based services such as the Google Docs hosted applications suite and Google’s online storage service, said Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates.
The fact that notebooks are designed to provide quick access to online services, often over wireless networks, makes them in some ways like oversized smartphones.
There are also no license fees for Android, which could…
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