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Subject: Re: The Chromebook Option
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Not Necessary wrote:
> On 02/07/25 8:36 am, % wrote:
>> Not Necessary wrote:
>>> On 02/07/25 6:14 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>> Another alternative to running Windows is to get a Chromebook. These
>>>> are purpose-built for many business/educational needs, and because
>>>> they run on a Linux kernel, there is even the option (officially
>>>> provided by Google now, I believe) to put on a regular Linux distro
>>>> side-by-side with the locked-down Chrome OS.
>>>>
>>>> This review
>>>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-lenovo-chromebook-easily-
>>>> replaced-my-windows-laptop-for-work-and-i-cant-go-back/>
>>>> is interesting not just because the title says they are so impressed
>>>> they can’t be bothered going back to Windows, but also note that the
>>>> laptop in question is running an ARM chip.
>>>>
>>>> Now, the claim that this is “the first ARM chip to appear in a
>>>> Chromebook” is wrong, I’m pretty sure. I recall some ARM-based
>>>> offerings in the early days of ChromeOS, which I think disappeared
>>>> because they didn’t (at the time) offer any compelling advantage over
>>>> x86-based machines.
>>>>
>>>> Note also that this ARM chip is from one of the dozens (hundreds?) of
>>>> ARM chip makers that are not Qualcomm. These chips run Linux fine, but
>>>> as for Windows-on-ARM, I wouldn’t waste my time.
>>>
>>> Except for Android app integration, Chrome OS offers no significant
>>> benefit over a mainstream Linux distribution like Fedora or Mint.
>>>
>> yes it does
> 
> How is using browser-only OS, especially one built and locked down by an
> advertising company such as Google who openly steals your data is better
> than using an open-ended Linux distribution?
> 
it's better to throw the computer out the window