Acer to Launch Android and XP Dual-boot Netbook in August [Dual-OS Acer Netbook Gets Release Date]

Google has managed to take the tech world by a storm with their latest Android and Chrome operating systems – if the first was already renowned for being used in the newest mobile phones to hit the market, Chrome is expected to take on Microsoft’s Windows in the future. Just like everyone else joining the bandwagon, Acer is rumored to be working on the world’s first Android-based netbook which should see daylight as soon as August.

The most interesting thing though is that it’s actually a dual-boot netbook that Acer will bundle with both Android and Windows XP — yes you’ll get a taste of Google’s Android and if you don’t like it you can always have Windows XP doing the trick for you.

Some would say that a mobile phone OS like Android wouldn’t be suited on a netbook, but given Google’s popularity it’s probably going to be a much craved for gadget. And if we let our mind fabulate, what if Acer’s dual-OS netbook supports phone calls, does SMS or MMS? That’d be something we’d fall for …