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Google is killing Chrome OS and putting all its chips on Android
Business Insider ^ | 10/29/2015 | Alexei Oreskovic

Posted on 10/29/2015 5:08:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Google will fold its Chrome operating system used in personal computers into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Beginning in 2017, Google will only have a single operating system on the market, with Android featured on tablets, smartphones, and notebook computers. Google will show an early version of the new unified Android OS next year, The WSJ said, citing anonymous sources.

The move should help unify Google's software efforts and make its platform more appealing to third-party software developers.

Until now Google has maintained a clear delineation between its two operating systems, The Chrome OS, based on Google's Chrome web browser, is for the traditional laptop and PC-like family of Chromebook devices. Android is for lower-powered devices like tablets and smartphones, and increasingly gadgets like watches and TVs.

Google will rename the Chromebook notebook computers, once they feature the new version of Android, The WSJ said, but the new name for the Chromebooks has not yet been determined. Google's web browser will apparently keep the Chrome name.

The move is not a complete surprise. Google executives have acknowledged in the past that Android and Chrome "will likely converge over time." Google united the teams working on the two operating systems under one management structure in 2014.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: android; chromeos; google
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To: SeekAndFind
ROFL! Wow, isn't this great. Our High School rolled out Chrome Books to ALL students last year, complete with electronic copies of all textbooks and online access to all textbook materials, reference materials, etc..

The high school did that because it was cheaper and more effective than issuing textbooks for every class and (shock, surprise!) the kids actually used the Chrome Book's for classwork and homework like they were supposed to.

In the case of my youngest son (now a Junior) his grades actually went UP because all homework was submitted on-line, rather than having to manually turn in every day in person, in class. (Don't get me going on why he always seemed to "lose" his homework.)

Now Chrome Books are going away. Lovely. Glad I also bought him a laptop, no doubt we'll have to "subscribe" to the textbooks next year and pay yet another "fee" to the school for that.....

21 posted on 10/29/2015 8:39:13 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Jarhead9297

I’m really happy with Android 4.2 and up and recent hardware - pretty much any phone or tablet with 1 GB RAM or more. 512 MB definitely was not adequate. We like our Chromebooks also, for that matter.


22 posted on 10/29/2015 8:44:21 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O�Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Computer CPUs are going up in quantity and quality and have better and better energy efficiency, all thanks to mobile phones. Thanks Ernest.

23 posted on 10/30/2015 4:03:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...

24 posted on 10/30/2015 4:06:15 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce
See #18 for info on the Kangaroo device.

Any chance that some one mught do a distro of fedora that would run on the Kangaroo?

25 posted on 10/30/2015 12:04:37 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

There probably already is one.


26 posted on 10/30/2015 1:04:16 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Looks like the price is pretty good for this device as well.


27 posted on 10/31/2015 11:24:20 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Galt level is not far away......but alas! Honor must be earned...)
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