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> just saying that it's not really relevant for most people that the device is targeted at. That's the amazing part. The sign it's truly arrived for non-techn
by timschmidt 2y ago
> just saying that it's not really relevant for most people that the device is targeted at.
That's the amazing part. The sign it's truly arrived for non-technical folks.
> Windows and macOS still have plenty of other benefits/advantages for most non-technical people besides letting them run specialty software.
As an admin for hundreds of computer users, for most folks they're just a launcher for the browser. See: ChromeOS
> What they are aiming to achieve is still no different from what Google did with Android and ChromeOS.
Except for the Windows compatibility part. Which is a very important part.
- nolist_policy 2y ago> Except for the Windows compatibility part. Which is a very important part. There is a Steam for Chromebook Beta which is basically Steam OS in a VM with Virgl and Venus passtrough.
- timschmidt 2y agoCool. Similarly, I can install MacOS on Windows in a VM or the other way around. Until an OEM ships it pre-installed, most people won't know that's possible or how to do it. Microsoft's stranglehold starts at the OEM.