Sebastian Anthony:

It's hard to get excited about an operating system that's just a web browser. Perhaps in the future, when operating systems become defunct, and HTML5 takes flight and web apps rule supreme, Chrome OS might be exciting -- but until then, Chrome OS is simply about making the Chrome browser available on cheap, portable computers.

It is almost hard to believe that two-ish years ago this is something I really wanted. Now the prospect seems so half-baked its almost unbelievable.