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I'm not trying to be contrarian here but why do you consider ChromeOS to be an abuse of monopoly power? Is it because ChromeOS development is being subsidized b
by Inconel 10y ago
I'm not trying to be contrarian here but why do you consider ChromeOS to be an abuse of monopoly power? Is it because ChromeOS development is being subsidized by ad revenue to enter into a new market?
- pjmlp 10y agoCan you install alternative browsers on ChromeOS, when the OS is basically a UI managing Chrome instances?
- Inconel 10y agoNo. But unless I'm mistaken ChromeOS doesn't come close to having a dominant position in the OS market. Isn't this somewhat analogous to not being able to install another OS on an iOS device or even a non Webkit based browser? Again just to be clear, these questions are in good faith, I'm not simply trying to be argumentative, I'm hoping to get a better understanding of the issues.
- pjmlp 10y agoLike I said, apparently they are selling like hot cakes by USA schools, so it holds dominant position in USA education system. Yes if you think in Global market share, Chromebooks don't matter. I hardly see them on sale here when traveling across Europe. However any US software company doing web applications for the American school system will probably be biased to focus on Chrome.