Agent Karyo@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoChrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems – OSnewswww.osnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkChrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems – OSnewswww.osnews.comAgent Karyo@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squarenarc0tic_bird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoAt what point is it just Android with a different launcher/desktop?
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI think that’s actually the goal. If they can get a single core OS working on all their devices, that cuts down a lot on the difficulty of things like application development and security patches.
minus-squaremellejwz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoWhy not use Android in the first place then? I mean, it works fine on pretty much any device.
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThat’s… basically what they’re doing. “ChromeOS” is basically just going to be a desktop-friendly UI on Android.
At what point is it just Android with a different launcher/desktop?
I think that’s actually the goal. If they can get a single core OS working on all their devices, that cuts down a lot on the difficulty of things like application development and security patches.
Why not use Android in the first place then? I mean, it works fine on pretty much any device.
That’s… basically what they’re doing. “ChromeOS” is basically just going to be a desktop-friendly UI on Android.