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I don't think Google is really interested in providing that, though. I doubt they make a lot of money on the hardware - it's all about the software, mindshare f
by untog 11y ago
I don't think Google is really interested in providing that, though. I doubt they make a lot of money on the hardware - it's all about the software, mindshare for ChromeOS.
I also think you overestimate how popular a machine like that would be. Dell offers Ubuntu laptops and they certainly haven't taken over the planet.
- zxcvcxz 11y agoI've never seen an advertisement for a Dell computer running Ubuntu though. I've seen a ton of ads for the chromebook. If google ran an ad campaign for chromebooks running Ubuntu I think it could easily compete with chrome os.
- jethro_tell 11y agoWhat do they get from that? I don't think they want to compete with chromeOS, I think they want to sell chromeOS. The only person who would benefit from that is you which is why people buy them and install ubuntu. I use a chrome book for my daily driver. I used to want a ubuntu machine with chrome but after a little effort and getting a setup of crouton that works for me, I actually just want a browser with a shell. Which part is primary and which is secondary is really semantics when I get to working. I do everything in the browser or the shell with the exception of password safe which is an android app run inside the browser. I'd also like the android kindle app but that is blocked form working for some reason (I believe on amazon's side).
- jethro_tell 11y agoThey also do goofy shit like ship a touchpad with a driver that can't be merged upstream because it would have to remove a chunk of the standard driver. Like how the fuck would that work? Don't get me started on the wifi but that's hit or miss.