The aim is to provide users with an instant way of accessing the web without the hassle and delay of a heavyweight operating system like Windows or Macintosh OS X.

ECONOMIST: Google goes in search of an instant operating system

One possible reason for the delay: The online versions don't need the Windows operating system to run, which of course undermines that product.

FORBES: OutFront

In DeLay's case, he presumably could seek to restore the House Ethics Committee to operating condition.

NPR: DeLay's Precarious Strategy for Survival