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Apple has a top down mandate to make sure the web platform can't replace too many desktop apps. So far, it's working. Chromebooks have not taken over the wor
by pifm_guy 4y ago
Apple has a top down mandate to make sure the web platform can't replace too many desktop apps.
So far, it's working. Chromebooks have not taken over the world.
- sdfhbdf 4y agoCitation needed. Chromebooks seem to be working for the edu sector.
- jeroenhd 4y agoNot just that, with people who have used smartphones and Chromebook all their lives now leaving college they're also slowly starting to pick up steam outside education. They're also often exceptional deals for the low end of laptops (sub 200 dollar range) because Windows and its bloat make those laptops even worse to use. I'd never recommend any laptop that cheap unless someone has no meaningful way to save up, but this segment is very much still alive. Honestly, I'm surprised the unification of smartphone and laptop hasn't reached those circles yet. A mid range phone and a cheap laptop shell that you can slide the phone into are a much better deal than a cheap laptop and a cheap phone. Samsung's DeX, for example, is fully competitive with ChromeOS and even most basic Windows use cases.
- kristianp 4y agoWhat cheap laptop shell are you using? I've plugged my old phone into my usb-c monitor and the attached wireless mouse and keyboard just worked.
- BuckyBeaver 4y agoMotorola tried this over a decade ago. The product was called the Atrix: https://www.businessinsider.com/motorola-atrix-4g-review-2011-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/motorola-atrix-4g-review-201...
- kreddor 4y agoThey're still kinda doing it: https://www.motorola.com/us/ready-for/p https://www.motorola.com/us/ready-for/p