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While this is surely interesting, it sort of ignores the point of what a computer is. Look at the Raspberry Pi for example. It affords a computer for $20-$30 or less than half this price, for something that simply computes without the peripherals.

If someone needs a computer for free they can go to the library. While the 'Chrome OS' might be more powerful than a Pi, you would never know since all it does is connect to the Internet. The amount of storage is also irrelevant since most users won't figure out how to store anything on the stick and flash storage is approaching $0-$2 in price.




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