magic_lobster_party comments on Please, FOSS world, we need something like ChromeOS

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 21 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Feels kind of pointless. If you’re tech savvy enough to install an OS on your laptop, then you probably don’t need ChromeOS.

The thing with ChromeOS is that you buy it, turn it on, and it’s done.

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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But if something like this existed, consumer vendors such as Dell might pre-install it.

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[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I’m doubtful. The market potential is too low.

The only ones who would raise an eyebrow are people who already are interested in Linux, and these people likely want to install Linux on their own.

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[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago

Maybe? But also, maybe not? ChromeOS is not just for "people who are already interested in Linux." It's true that only techies are likely to care about ChromeOS vs some hypothetical non-Google OS/distro, but the vendors are techies, so if a vendor wanted to sell a Chromebook-like product without involving Google, they'd presumably be interested in an OS/distro like the one the article is talking about.

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