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And a Chromebook of all things. It isn't like this is a real operating system. For all the stuff you're giving up by having a Chromebook you'd think that it wou

And a Chromebook of all things. It isn't like this is a real operating system. For all the stuff you're giving up by having a Chromebook you'd think that it would at least be power competitive.

icefox 14y ago
Users would probably compare it to tablets, the Kindle Fire gets 9 hours, ipad mini gets 10...
cryptoz 14y ago
> It isn't like this is a real operating system [citation needed]. How is Chrome OS not a "real operating system"?
- UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
  It isn't "general purpose."
  - cryptoz 14y ago
    Sure it is. What makes it not general purpose? You can write and execute programs on it. How much more general purpose can you get?
    - UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
      You can? From all the reviews I've read it runs web-"apps" things. I've never read that it can run software developed for the platform specifically.
      - BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
        You can run Native Client code on it, just as you can in Chrome the Browser. https://developers.google.com/native-client/ https://developers.google.com/native-client/