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Can't new Chromebooks run Android applications? Microsoft has Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Android so it seems like the only think you might be missing out

• Pigo 9y ago
  My couple years old Pixel runs the Play Store, and most apps are compatible. You run into some apps that don't support every tablets and larger devices, but the big players know what they're doing. Honestly though, once I bought the thing and tried out Google Docs, I haven't bothered to see if Office works on it. It reads and saves to .docx, and it's nice not having to send or store documents, I just share them.
• limeblack 9y ago
  They can be glitchy(in the sense they are not supported) in my experience not to mention the Page Down doesn't work in Android applications on a Chromebook(unless the app has implemented it which is incredibly rare). I'm just trying to say they aren't useful for many people but just not for me.
• j7ake 9y ago
  You're right that there are android apps for some of the software I mentioned, but my experience always feels like they are some compromise of the real thing (formatting issues, some problems with commenting involving multiple people...) and image editing software doesn't compare with adobe. My point is this type of compromise is acceptable at a lower price range but not when you're paying 1200 or more.