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Hence the existence of Chrome OS.

by Ferret7446 2y ago

hulitu 2y ago
> Hence the existence of Chrome OS. Which is useless besides browsing the internet.
- jonathantf2 2y ago
  Which is what 95 percent of computer use is now.
  - nequo 2y ago
    Unless you’re an Emacs user. Then it is 100 percent.
    - hollerith 2y ago
      Emacs users spend 100% of their time in a web browser?
      - nequo 2y ago
        I shouldn’t have to explain a joke[1] but yes: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/eww.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/eww.html [1] This phrase is a self-deprecating remark about my own joke making abilities, not a slight at parent.
        RobotCaleb 2y ago
        Did you mean for this to be as condescending or off-putting as it comes across? I'm really trying to be generous in my interpretation but I'm not sure how else to read it.
        nequo 2y ago
        Condescending towards Emacs users? No. There’s a general theme in Emacs users’ testimonials that you end up doing everything in Emacs. For many that includes web browsing. Hence the joke. It doesn’t include web browsing for me but no condescension intended. If you don’t like my joke, that’s okay. I’m sorry. Edit: Also not intended to be condescending towards your grandparent commenter. Apologies again.
      - lief79 2y ago
        If they use emacs as the web browser, quite likely. My dad spent a couple years basically using it as his standard OS while consulting. Couldn't guarantee what software a company required, but if everything was done through emacs, he'd have no problem setting it up to his liking. Emails, builds, etc. I think this was before the web browser was up to snuff though. I never quite got into it at that level, but the power users easily demonstrate the value of knowing a powerful system very well.
- sillywalk 2y ago
  It also runs Android apps, and has an integrated Linux VM that can be added with a click to run basically anything that runs on Debian.
- seized 2y ago
  ChromeOS can do quite a bit. Crostini is a built in take on Distrobox/Toolbox that gives you a Debian container to install anything. Newer versions can run multiple containers and do GUI pass through. ChromeOS can also run Android apps (although some apps don't do this well). And you get a hyper efficient immutable base OS. Five years ago I could get 10+ hours on battery without trying, on airplane WiFi for example. Yes it's not perfect. But it is a lot more than it was when it was released. I only replaced it with Fedora Kinoite when the outdated Chrome browser version started getting in my way.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  >Which is useless besides browsing the internet. What else do most people, outside of tech, use computers for? There are web apps for basically everything now. Chromebooks have replaced 'real' computers in most schools and I'm really surprised that they haven't in most Offices. A lot of the windows PCs in offices end up being used as dumb terminals to run citrix or access web apps anyway.

Hence the existence of Chrome OS.

hulitu 2y ago

> Hence the existence of Chrome OS. Which is useless besides browsing the internet.

jonathantf2 2y ago
Which is what 95 percent of computer use is now.
- nequo 2y ago
  Unless you’re an Emacs user. Then it is 100 percent.
  - hollerith 2y ago
    Emacs users spend 100% of their time in a web browser?
    - nequo 2y ago
      I shouldn’t have to explain a joke[1] but yes: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/eww.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/eww.html [1] This phrase is a self-deprecating remark about my own joke making abilities, not a slight at parent.
      - RobotCaleb 2y ago
        Did you mean for this to be as condescending or off-putting as it comes across? I'm really trying to be generous in my interpretation but I'm not sure how else to read it.
        nequo 2y ago
        Condescending towards Emacs users? No. There’s a general theme in Emacs users’ testimonials that you end up doing everything in Emacs. For many that includes web browsing. Hence the joke. It doesn’t include web browsing for me but no condescension intended. If you don’t like my joke, that’s okay. I’m sorry. Edit: Also not intended to be condescending towards your grandparent commenter. Apologies again.
    - lief79 2y ago
      If they use emacs as the web browser, quite likely. My dad spent a couple years basically using it as his standard OS while consulting. Couldn't guarantee what software a company required, but if everything was done through emacs, he'd have no problem setting it up to his liking. Emails, builds, etc. I think this was before the web browser was up to snuff though. I never quite got into it at that level, but the power users easily demonstrate the value of knowing a powerful system very well.
sillywalk 2y ago
It also runs Android apps, and has an integrated Linux VM that can be added with a click to run basically anything that runs on Debian.
seized 2y ago
ChromeOS can do quite a bit. Crostini is a built in take on Distrobox/Toolbox that gives you a Debian container to install anything. Newer versions can run multiple containers and do GUI pass through. ChromeOS can also run Android apps (although some apps don't do this well). And you get a hyper efficient immutable base OS. Five years ago I could get 10+ hours on battery without trying, on airplane WiFi for example. Yes it's not perfect. But it is a lot more than it was when it was released. I only replaced it with Fedora Kinoite when the outdated Chrome browser version started getting in my way.
Suppafly 2y ago
>Which is useless besides browsing the internet. What else do most people, outside of tech, use computers for? There are web apps for basically everything now. Chromebooks have replaced 'real' computers in most schools and I'm really surprised that they haven't in most Offices. A lot of the windows PCs in offices end up being used as dumb terminals to run citrix or access web apps anyway.