But the issue I was focused on when I wrote my blog post was the crazy extrapolation by the IT community, particularly the IT media, of what Chrome OS actually was and the impact it would have. To put this in perspective I was getting requests by the media to provide comments on the impact of Google Chrome OS when the only public information was a NY Times report that Google was planning on posting a blog entry on what they might be doing in the area of operating systems.

Personally I think the IT media felt a big story was brewing and they wanted to make sure they got their fair share of the traffic. And it got out of hand. While I don’t think Google had any nefarious intentions (although comments on Google’s interesting timing for this announcement should be noted) there wasn’t much they did to elaborate on Chrome OS once they knew this had become a frenzy. While I don’t think they were “being evil” I don’t think they were being responsible.

Things are calming down now. Cooler heads are prevailing. More insightful critiques are emerging. Like I said, I will be waiting for more detail from Google before I jump into the fray.