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They are beating Google at their own game. I wouldn't be surprised if Google announced a real desktop OS, since they basically pulled the plug on Chrome OS and
by aikah 11y ago
They are beating Google at their own game. I wouldn't be surprised if Google announced a real desktop OS, since they basically pulled the plug on Chrome OS and Android isn't even fit for Tablet.
Microsoft is basically trying to outgoogle Google, and they are trying to do that at the OS level, not at the browser level. From a purely strategic standpoint this is brillant. From a user stand point it's obnoxious of course, because good luck blocking ads if Microsoft decides Windows won't allow you to. Clearly web advertising is drying up, so Native ads,i.e. at the OS level is where the growth is.
EDIT: correction
- Mithaldu 11y ago> I wouldn't be surprised if Google announced a real desktop OS It has taken MS almost all it has to get Windows to the point where it currently is, while the best thing Google can claim is to have made a browser using someone else's engine, while skipping 90% of the features that other browsers have. This works for the web, but on the OS front they cannot compete.
- akoumis 11y agoSorry which features is it lacking in? https://html5test.com/compare/browser/chromemobile-44/firefox-40/ie-Edge%2013/safari-9.0.html https://html5test.com/compare/browser/chromemobile-44/firefo...
- Mithaldu 11y agoUser interface customizability. It has almost none whatsoever. The rendering engine and what it supports doesn't matter, since Webkit wasn't made by Google.