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macOS/windows are outdated the world is running Android/iOS/Chrome, chromeOS makes sense since it removes the OS from the equation, you are accessing the web d
by Shadonototra 5y ago
macOS/windows are outdated
the world is running Android/iOS/Chrome, chromeOS makes sense since it removes the OS from the equation, you are accessing the web directly, local or public
For developers, it doesn't make much sense, but for the rest of the world, it is perfect
- alienthrowaway 5y ago> For developers, it doesn't make much sense, but for the rest of the world, it is perfect Developer chiming in - ChromeOS makes a lot of sense since the launch of Linux VMs (aka Crostini)[0]. I get full access to Linux tools & VSCode on a light & cheap[1] Chromebook I can take everywhere without worrying about it being damaged or stolen; I take it to places I wouldn't dare bring a Macbook Pro. Very few workloads require remoting to my heavy-hitter desktop/cloud VM instance via ssh (or Jupyter notebooks) - far fewer than I initially thought. It's perfectly capable of handling Javascript/CSS/HTML and Go/Python projects 0. Sadly, Crostini only runs on Intel Chromebooks 1. I'm talking about than $200-$250 new, full HD screen, Intel Atom that can eke out 8+ hours on battery. I also bought a 2nd hand backup Chromebook for $53 on Goodwill
- pjmlp 5y agoMy Asus 1215B price was around 300 euros with a Linux distribution pre-installed, I really don't get Chromebooks.
- fomine3 5y agoDon't forget the another rest of the world, a.k.a. Enterprise.
- i_like_apis 5y agoThey want all your documents on the cloud. Soon you will own none of your own digital stuff.