^^^No you can’t run any Windows software applications (Office, Photoshop, etc) on this. Only Google’s apps that are all web based - although some have good offline modes (email, etc). This is a very lightweight type machine meant for doing research, email, watching movies online, etc. Can’t do real powerhouse type stuff at all.^^^
Yes and no. Out of the box, this is a Google based product. But it isn’t locked. It has a 16gig solid state hard drive that can be wiped and Ubuntu (a linux version) can be installed on it. Ubuntu can do ANY thing currently being done on any PC or Apple product. There exists plenty of photoshop programs, video creation, office, sound, etc apps that are open source and intended for Linux distributions. Plus, these apps and programs are supplied at no cost.
Yes BUT!!!
Let's be clear to many of our friends here that Each and Every program must be recompiled by SOMEONE and checked out for the very different instruction set that comes with the ARM architecture....if they expect to run it on THIS DEVICE with OUT going to the CLOUD for running the application....
This NEW WORLD is running well ahead of many on the Free Republic forum.
That is all I am saying....
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