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Except that Chromium OS is open source so you or the community can patch it if such a thing were to happen.

• schultzor 16y ago
  Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? It seems like some of the value lies in the hardware/software integration, and those machines are going to ship with locked-down bootloaders. Otherwise, I agree that the community aspect does differentiate it from past legacy products like Win2K.
  • modeless 16y ago
    > Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? The answer is an unqualified yes. According to Google, jailbreak mode is a feature of Chrome OS hardware. On the Cr-48, it requires flipping a small switch under the battery.
    • dochtman 16y ago
      If it's a hardware feature, who knows what the other hardware vendors will do with that?
      • modeless 16y ago
        You don't have to buy that hardware. The point is Google is all in favor of you having control.
• flomo 16y ago
  "You can do it yourself" is not what enterprise IT people want to hear either.
  • dholowiski 16y ago
    I predict that somebody will ship chrome notebooks to corporations that have the 'jailbreak button' removed.