Chrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems – OSnews
Chrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems – OSnews
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At what point is it just Android with a different launcher/desktop?
22 0 ReplyI 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.
21 0 ReplyWhy not use Android in the first place then? I mean, it works fine on pretty much any device.
1 0 ReplyThat's... basically what they're doing. "ChromeOS" is basically just going to be a desktop-friendly UI on Android.
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They are doing this in order to enable Chrome OS UI/UX on Android's incoming desktop mode when video out is enabled.
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