Alphabet’s Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android

[bing101]

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/alphabets-google-to-fold-chrome-operating-system-into-android-1446151134-lMyQjAxMTA1NzIxOTAyMzk4Wj


Not really shocking when Android has a larger market share than Chrome OS.

[Thing 342]

The article is paywalled.

Nexus 6P

[Stratuscaster]

The article is almost a month old and was denied by Google the very next day.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/30/google-chrome-os-android

[vdeane]

In any case, I like my Chromebook just fine with the desktop-style OS.  If I wanted a phone, I would use one.  I do not need to have my computers turned into phones.

[bing101]

http://www.androidauthority.com/asus-chromebit-review-657983/

And now the Chromebit by Asus and Google is released!

[kkt]

In any case, I like my Chromebook just fine with the desktop-style OS.  If I wanted a phone, I would use one.  I do not need to have my computers turned into phones.

Phones have huge limitations compared to desktops!  Why would I want to settle for the limitations of a phone when I'm using a computer??

[Duke87]

Phones have huge limitations compared to desktops!  Why would I want to settle for the limitations of a phone when I'm using a computer??

You wouldn't, but increasingly people are eschewing traditional computers in favor of tablet PCs due to the greater portability they offer. If a GUI seems phone-like it is because it is designed with these users (or, more particularly, a touch screen) in mind. Windows has been moving in this direction too and, given that laptops with touch screens are now available, I don't see the trend reversing. There is a time coming soon where a computer not having a touch screen will seem as odd and antiquated as a computer not having a mouse or anything equivalent.

And yes, a tablet is not as powerful as a full PC, but it's powerful enough for the purposes of most people.

[vdeane]

Of course, there are also lots of people who never learned how to use a traditional computer who do know how to use a phone.  But seriously, tech companies, please don't ruin computers for the rest of us!