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Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by al_james »

pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

We will have to see how much of a draw the Chrome web app store is when its ready. App availability will be a deciding factor, although google will have lots of work to do to get even with Apple.

Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by ladon86 »

pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

Right, but by the same token, why swap Mac OS for iOS? It's a further step towards utter simplicity - a device you can pick up and use purely for browsing the internet with no other complications.

If it wasn't (most likely) hacky and unstable, I'm sure my mum would dig it.

Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by code_duck »

pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

This is 'Hacker News'. That question shouldn't need to be asked! I think it's pretty cool, but then, I still have QNX 4 on a floppy disk.

ChromeOS is a bit more open than Apple's system, isn't it? That's not a rhetorical question, I actually don't know.

Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by buro9 »

pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

* Multi-user

* Flash (I browsed the Bowmore whiskey site on my iPad last night... I still hit this occasionally - http://www.bowmore.co.uk/ )

* The chance of getting some native Google apps from the Chrome appstore

* Perhaps a chance to break the dependence on iTunes for updates (just give me OTA already and don't require a link to a computer)

* Chrome Sync so your tabs, passwords, bookmarks go with you

Hell, I'd want it for most of the above. Though I'm growing dependent on the Twitter app for iPad (thankfully the site is catching up fast) and also Flip Board (which doesn't yet have a HTML5 version or Chrome version.

Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by [deleted] »

ladon86 wrote: post #5
pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

Right, but by the same token, why swap Mac OS for iOS? It's a further step towards utter simplicity - a device you can pick up and use purely for browsing the internet with no other complications. If it wasn't (most likely) hacky and unstable, I'm sure my mum would dig it.

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Re: Chromium OS ported to iPad

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Post by melling »

pornel wrote: post #3

Besides hacking coolness, is there any point in swapping iOS for Chromium? You get almost same WebKit browser, but without iOS apps?

I'd get a second tablet. Apple will do yearly refreshes of the iPad. Previous gen will get Chrome OS.
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