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Old 12-17-2010, 08:30 PM   #1
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LXer: Google Chrome OS and Android: arranging a difficult marriage


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There has been a lot of talking, lately, about Google’s Chrome OS. People didn’t take it too seriously initially; then, last week, Google started sending out demo netbooks which ran — hear hear — Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is based on Google’s browser, Chrome — hence the name. The idea is that all you run on your laptop is your browser — that’s it. But this raises a lot of questions. In this article I propose a possibly interesting solution to Google’s issues, and how a possible (and not-so-painful) merge with Android should be possible. Read the article at Freesoftware Magazine.

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Old 12-19-2010, 06:26 PM   #2
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Even better: Create a smartphone version of Chrome OS that has:
  • a built-in phone app that allows you to make calls
  • a form factor that's more suited to small smartphone screens
  • a version of the Chrome Web Store that is adjusted to small smartphone screens

and ditch the patent-crippled Android altogether.
 
  


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