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Remember when Google said they’ll be bringing “ChromeOS and Android ecosystems together”?
Surprise surprise, they lied.
They laid off almost all employees working on ChromeOS and made a clear stance that Android will be replacing it altogether at some point in the future.
sigh
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@conor Before actually, it's been going on for at least 2 months
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@elly oof ouch owie they really think Android can replace it? it can barely run on xr headsets
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@technobaboo Given that most of ChromeOS userspace is custom anyway, I guess porting ChromeOS DE to Android wouldn't be much of a challenge and at that point why would they keep CrOS, right?
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@Valheru You can't even build it without Google's private overlays.
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@elly porting ANY DE to android is stupidly difficult
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@technobaboo Why do you think it took them a **year** to enable USB-C AltDP mode on Pixel 8 despite hardware supporting it?
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@elly But, what about x86 support? Chrome OS Flex can run on any old laptop.
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@doctor_zoidberg ChromeOS Flex is a joke anyway
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@elly True for most people, but it is useful for those who only need limited functionality and who are prone to downloading all sorts of malware.
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@doctor_zoidberg My elderly mother seems to be perfectly happy with Debian KDE (and previously Xubuntu 16.04 before she bought a new laptop) 
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