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Chromebooks do not allow any other browser besides Chrome. I don't see how this is different.

matt4077 9y ago
Currently, there's no difference because about equal numbers are using Chromebooks and Windows 10 S. But that may change in the future.
tantalor 9y ago
No, you can install any browsers from the Play Store on a Chromebook that supports installing Android apps. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en Firefox runs on a Chromebook just fine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi...
- r3bl 9y ago
  Well, it's the same thing: you can install any browser from Microsoft's Store on Windows 10 S. So, Google will either have to release Chrome targeted for Windows platform (same way Firefox did on Android) or not be available to Windows 10 S users.
  - tantalor 9y ago
    Except Firefox on Android uses its own rendering/scripting engine; there's no requirement to use the "platform" engine.
  - Oletros 9y ago
    Android browsers can use different rendering engines
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > No, you can install any browsers from the Play Store on a Chromebook that supports installing Android apps. Chromebooks that support Android apps also support the "unknown sources" setting that allows sideloading APKs, so you aren't restricted to the store.
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dragonwriter 9y ago
> Chromebooks do not allow any other browser besides Chrome. Current Chromebooks support Android apps, including sideloading APKs, so that's not true at all. Not only can you install browsers from the Play Store, you can install a browser packaged as an APK even if Google policies would not allow it in the store.
pritambaral 9y ago
In addition to all the Android runtime related ways mentioned: With the Developer Mode toggled (free), you get full access to the underlying Linux system. You can even run a completely separate Linux desktop on it.

Currently, there's no difference because about equal numbers are using Chromebooks and Windows 10 S. But that may change in the future.

tantalor 9y ago

No, you can install any browsers from the Play Store on a Chromebook that supports installing Android apps. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en Firefox runs on a Chromebook just fine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi...

r3bl 9y ago
Well, it's the same thing: you can install any browser from Microsoft's Store on Windows 10 S. So, Google will either have to release Chrome targeted for Windows platform (same way Firefox did on Android) or not be available to Windows 10 S users.
- tantalor 9y ago
  Except Firefox on Android uses its own rendering/scripting engine; there's no requirement to use the "platform" engine.
- Oletros 9y ago
  Android browsers can use different rendering engines
dragonwriter 9y ago
> No, you can install any browsers from the Play Store on a Chromebook that supports installing Android apps. Chromebooks that support Android apps also support the "unknown sources" setting that allows sideloading APKs, so you aren't restricted to the store.

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dragonwriter 9y ago

> Chromebooks do not allow any other browser besides Chrome. Current Chromebooks support Android apps, including sideloading APKs, so that's not true at all. Not only can you install browsers from the Play Store, you can install a browser packaged as an APK even if Google policies would not allow it in the store.

pritambaral 9y ago

In addition to all the Android runtime related ways mentioned: With the Developer Mode toggled (free), you get full access to the underlying Linux system. You can even run a completely separate Linux desktop on it.