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ChromeOS is Linux based and is very popular. I've been using Linux on my primary machine for 4 years and while I appreciate the customizability, I don't think
by Osiris 5y ago
ChromeOS is Linux based and is very popular.
I've been using Linux on my primary machine for 4 years and while I appreciate the customizability, I don't think it'll ever be in a state to be mainstream unless it's a distro pre-installed on popular hardware funded by a large corporation.
- Tepix 5y agoHow is ChromeOS an alternative if you don't want to use Windows because of its centralized cloud login?
- bitwize 5y agoFun fact: Windows wasn't popular until it was preinstalled on popular hardware funded by a large corporation. Back in the days when Windows was sold as an add-on to DOS, computers with hard disks would often ship with DOS pre-installed, but not Windows. Microsoft incentivized OEMs to pre-install Windows 3.0 with steep discounts starting in 1990, and it was then and only then that Windows became a worthwhile target for the bulk of developers to develop for.