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People seem to be a lot more interested in putting android in small computers than Chrome(ium)OS. I hope Google notices.

by netcan 14y ago

jivatmanx 14y ago
I'm pretty sure Google wants to keep both. Chrome-OS,a web-based OS, is a cool experiment whose results are useful to a lot of other things are doing.
- PommeDeTerre 14y ago
  The only conclusion I can draw from the Chrome OS experiment is that consumers and developers aren't at all interested in it. It's yet another incarnation of the limited thin-client concept which has proven to be a failure time and time again.
  - abrahamsen 14y ago
    A Chromebook is currently the best selling laptop on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Laptop/zgbs/pc/565108 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Lap...
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MatthewPhillips 14y ago
You sure about that? I'm willing to bet the Samsung Chromebox outsells this several times over.
- netcan 14y ago
  Sure. Rightly so. The Samsung Chromebox uses an OS designed for it. I'm just remarking that people seem to be interested in making, buying and selling cheap, small android "PCs" (and media boxes & such). It worth remarking on specifically because it is not where Android was designed to go and it fits rather awkwardly. Imagine you sell taco kits. Then you discover some people are buying your taco kits, throwing away the shells, downloading instructions from the internet and using the other ingredients in different proportions to make bean soup. You also sell canned soup and it also sells decently. You might decide to bring out a bean soup range based on the taco kit. Maybe they think it tastes better then your intentional bean soup. Maybe they like making it themselves. Either way, it's worth noticing.
- drivingmenuts 14y ago
  Does it run actual apps or is it the cloud-based stuff?
mmahemoff 14y ago
They'll likely merge at some point. Chrome now runs on Android and desktop Chrome already has packaged apps that are native-like. There's still a huge business market for browser apps such as Docs and it would take a while before there are equivalent Android apps for desktop form factor.
cm2012 14y ago
Hey netcan - I wanted to shoot you an email, but it's not in your HN profile. It's completely irrelevant to this topic (email is for jewelry dropshipping), but I think this is the only way to message you.

People seem to be a lot more interested in putting android in small computers than Chrome(ium)OS. I hope Google notices.

by netcan 14y ago

People seem to be a lot more interested in putting android in small computers than Chrome(ium)OS. I hope Google notices.

jivatmanx 14y ago

I'm pretty sure Google wants to keep both. Chrome-OS,a web-based OS, is a cool experiment whose results are useful to a lot of other things are doing.

PommeDeTerre 14y ago
The only conclusion I can draw from the Chrome OS experiment is that consumers and developers aren't at all interested in it. It's yet another incarnation of the limited thin-client concept which has proven to be a failure time and time again.
- abrahamsen 14y ago
  A Chromebook is currently the best selling laptop on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Laptop/zgbs/pc/565108 http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Lap...
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MatthewPhillips 14y ago

You sure about that? I'm willing to bet the Samsung Chromebox outsells this several times over.

netcan 14y ago
Sure. Rightly so. The Samsung Chromebox uses an OS designed for it. I'm just remarking that people seem to be interested in making, buying and selling cheap, small android "PCs" (and media boxes & such). It worth remarking on specifically because it is not where Android was designed to go and it fits rather awkwardly. Imagine you sell taco kits. Then you discover some people are buying your taco kits, throwing away the shells, downloading instructions from the internet and using the other ingredients in different proportions to make bean soup. You also sell canned soup and it also sells decently. You might decide to bring out a bean soup range based on the taco kit. Maybe they think it tastes better then your intentional bean soup. Maybe they like making it themselves. Either way, it's worth noticing.
drivingmenuts 14y ago
Does it run actual apps or is it the cloud-based stuff?

mmahemoff 14y ago

They'll likely merge at some point. Chrome now runs on Android and desktop Chrome already has packaged apps that are native-like. There's still a huge business market for browser apps such as Docs and it would take a while before there are equivalent Android apps for desktop form factor.

cm2012 14y ago

Hey netcan - I wanted to shoot you an email, but it's not in your HN profile. It's completely irrelevant to this topic (email is for jewelry dropshipping), but I think this is the only way to message you.