Google is allegedly merging Chrome OS into Android
- Shellyman Studios
- 43V
- 19 Nov 2024
I knew it was coming when Android apps were available on Chrome OS a few years ago. It was inevitable.
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- Annonnymoose
- thY
- 19 Nov 2024
On the other side of the isle, this is both Apple's and M$'s wet dream, "one OS to rule them all".
By "one OS to rule them all", I mean one OS design / structure to rule over Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, and Phones.
M$ attempted this back during the Windows 8 era, but failed since the OS was designed for x86 (CISC) and not for ARM (RISC).
And at the same time, Intel running efficiently and Qualcomm running x86 programs only came in on 2024.
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- Postrationalist
- iv%
- 19 Nov 2024
Looks like a response to the DoJ ruling to sell off Chrome. They merge with Android and close down Chrome. Thus nothing to sell, and all intellectual property preserved in house.
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- Anonymous
- M5C
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024Better than iPad? Yes there is one. Of course its surface f... moreRight.
Trust the company which introduced the disaster known as Modern Standby (and the accompanying problem of laptops overheating and not holding charge longer than a day or two), forcing manufacturers to adopt unnecessary hardware (TPM 2.0, whatever that dumb key right of the space bar is as well as the Windows key, far-field mics to support Cortana), botching security certificates on multiple occasions, known for their anti-competitive/bullying behavior, some notable flops (Clippy, Bing, Edge, Cortana, Lumia, Zune, the new control panel), a somewhat awful programming standard (allcaps keywords, Hungarian notation, screwed up theming and API wrappers, bloated documentation, unsuitable error messages), invented languages/paradigms that suck (.NET, PowerShell)
Considering there aren't any good alternatives, a Surface is as awful as any other product, and Microsoft is as awful as any of its peers. I'd personally rather have a Raspberry Pi for connectivity/computing and a stack of paper for any other organizational/office needs.
Twenty/thirty/forty years ago, the future was supposed to be cool. Admit it: we disappointed the childhood versions of ourselves.
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- Anonymous
- jsQ
- 19 Nov 2024
Google must know something that I don't. They must know of a market that will make it work. From some of the comments the real technical linux users seem to welcome such a device. I don't have such knowledge. One of my main concerns is security.
Is this more secure than windows or ipad os or are all operating systems equally vulnerable to hacking?
Anyway I love my surface pro 7+ bc of form factor and x86 compatibility
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- lp
- S37
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024Eww 🤢 Just get a laptop 🙄why not a laptop with features like a workstation 10 min installation time opensuse microOS has everything
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024Better than iPad? Yes there is one. Of course its surface f... moreEww 🤢
Just get a laptop 🙄
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- xco
- S37
- 19 Nov 2024
Wellhellomydear , 19 Nov 2024Android is a version of Linux so why don't they just s... morechrome is an octopus with an infinite number of tentacles googles really ugly pig's snout
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- Wellhellomydear
- pJ8
- 19 Nov 2024
Android is a version of Linux so why don't they just say Linux?
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- Anonymous
- srr
- 19 Nov 2024
It was, pretty much, the same .... . Gentoo based had some chances but they don't embrace open-source entirely, so.. + Google loves people being uneducated into their doings but not as much as Apple.
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- Emme
- pE{
- 19 Nov 2024
Who would even wanna use ChromeOS in the first place?
Havent heard of any.
- you have to suffer
- 6cH
- 19 Nov 2024
so in future models, they will no longer call it chromebook.
it's an androidbook after this change
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- Anonymous
- rK8
- 19 Nov 2024
-, 19 Nov 2024Welcome back, AndromedaWhat's that?
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- Anonymous
- B}K
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024What Google meant to say is that Chrome OS is killed, becau... moreYou'd be surprised how many kids have no idea how to use a Windows device but are very familiar with ChromeOS...and guess what - our generation is going to retire eventually and theirs will take over...just let that sink in.
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- Anonymous
- raP
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024No. It's based on Gentoo Linux Bad
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- Anonymous
- A{Q
- 19 Nov 2024
What about Desktop Mode in Android. Most hotkeys work in Windows are not working in Android.
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- Anonymous
- 099
- 19 Nov 2024
Better than iPad? Yes there is one. Of course its surface from Microsoft.
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- Anonymous
- Ix9
- 19 Nov 2024
What Google meant to say is that Chrome OS is killed, because nobody cares about it.
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- 64{
- 19 Nov 2024
Welcome back, Andromeda
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- Anonymous
- LgT
- 19 Nov 2024
Anonymous, 19 Nov 2024Isn't chrome OS already a tweaked version of Android ?No. It's based on Gentoo Linux