The likeliest scenario is that Google goes in with a partner such as T-Mobile or Sprint, both of which are already in the Google phone alliance, or it joins with Frontline Wireless, an upstart whose powerful backers, billionaire venture capitalists John Doerr and Ram Shriram, are also seeking to open the nation's airwaves.

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The likeliest scenario is that Google goes in with a partner such as T-Mobile or Sprint, both of which are already in the Google phone alliance, or it joins with Frontline (nyse: FRO - news - people ) Wireless, an upstart whose powerful backers, billionaire venture capitalists John Doerr and Ram Shriram, are also seeking to open the nation's airwaves.

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This makes for an easy root, Alephzain writes, but leaves devices open to attack -- allowing Kernel code injections and RAM dumps from malware-laden apps from the Google Play store.

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The new Chromebook seems to be shackled by its 2 GB of RAM, with reviewers saying that the browser becomes sluggish after you open a dozen browser tabs or so.

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If you have less RAM and fewer requirements, you'll probably be satisfied with the open source products AbiWord and Gnumeric (see Resources for links to both).

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