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Re:Google’s not-so-secret new OS by quanticle on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @04:16AM (#13650728) 

    But bear in mind, marketing voices like Hiroshi's job is to promote and sell 
    people on the existing product... right up until the day they decide to 
    officially announce something else.
Absolutely. I'm reminded of how Steve Jobs claimed that Apple was absolutely, 100% committed to PPC... right up until he announced the first Intel Macs at Macworld in 2006. And Apple, at that point, didn't even have OEM partners to worry about.
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Re:Google’s not-so-secret new OS by munificent on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @05:14PM (#13655858)
Yup. The Osborne effect[1] is widely known now, so most companies are very careful not to telegraph a future change that may impact current sales.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect

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