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Here are what 95% of users use on a daily basis:
1) email - gmail/hotmail/yahoo/other web-based clients - check
2) facebook/myspace/social network - check
3) word process, presentations, etc - check. will work with chrome
4) entertainment through netflix, hulu, and youtube. Should have flash, so check, but ms silverlight (netflix) will still not work. Will not be able to play dvds, though, but I think they could probably get vlc to support chrome os with a little creativity, like how they funded mozilla.
5) games - will be limited here, but many people play flash games online, and it will support flash.

Really, there are two technologies that are going to make or break this that are controlled by other companies:
1) silverlight for netflix and other "DRM" (licensed) video content. Without Microsoft's cooperation, it could turn into a legal nightmare.
2) flash - many sites use it, but adobe controls it. It is, however, an open format, so google may be able to reverse-engineer it. Without Adobe's cooperation, it could turn into a legal nightmare, too.]]>Nov 30th 2009 6:09PM