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Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Linux is better in every conceivable way

Both Chrome and Aluminium are Linux, so which are you trying to say is better? Or are you saying more conventional Linux is superior? Gnu/Linux is a good term for that.

When someone says "Linux" in isolation, they mean a conventional Linux distribution. Only extreme pedants and Richard Stallman call it "GNU/Linux".

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Let's be honest, nobody is asking for android based desktops, google just wants to normalize rent seeking 30% of all software sales.

For all the complaints against Windows, legit or not, I can't envision a world in which I want the world's largest advertiser to run my desktop OS.

Pixels and Chromebooks have never had any ads. Windows 11 is plastered with them.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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For all the complaints against Windows, legit or not, I can't envision a world in which I want the world's largest advertiser to run my desktop OS.

Pixels and Chromebooks have never had any ads. Windows 11 is plastered with them.

That's hilarious. I never see ads on my Windows 11 PC.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Pixels and Chromebooks have never had any ads. Windows 11 is plastered with them.

That's hilarious. I never see ads on my Windows 11 PC.

Are you unaware that others do have issues with advertising in Windows 11?

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-... https://windowsforum.com/threads/how-to-disable-annoying-ads... https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-11-wont-show-any-ads-if-yo...

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Is there any Android app that is worth using on a PC? Not being snarky, I cant see anything on Android being good enough for a desktop app that is used regularly. Most of the Android apps I use are the 'best of the worse' and I have to use them because there is no other options.

For myself there are not any android apps that I need on my desktop. However it's important to look at things from a global perspective, not just personal.

There is a robust mobile gaming market worth hundreds of billions in USA alone.

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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i don't know ,haven't seen an iOS pc and i don't own any of their other iOS devices or a MacOS device edit: or an iPadOS Pro, for those who feel the need to highlight they spent the most.

It is called iPadOS Pro.

Are you referring to the iPad Pro or is there an actual iPadOS Pro I've never heard about?

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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Is there any Android app that is worth using on a PC? Not being snarky, I cant see anything on Android being good enough for a desktop app that is used regularly. Most of the Android apps I use are the 'best of the worse' and I have to use them because there is no other options.

I used to main Pixelbook (1st gen) for about a year. ChromeOS really is enough for the majority of day to day stuff. For development it allows you to run linux environment inside ChromeOS

I can only assume the Aluminium OS would aim to do the same

Re: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC

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That's hilarious. I never see ads on my Windows 11 PC.

Are you unaware that others do have issues with advertising in Windows 11? https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-... https://windowsforum.com/threads/how-to-disable-annoying-ads... https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-11-wont-show-any-ads-if-yo...

The start menu cluster, incessant pushing of Edge and OneDrive are the reasons I installed Linux after about a decade of not using desktop Linux outside of work. I am genuinely shocked and impressed how clean and snappy the experience is (Arch + KDE Plasma). Thanks to Valve, Windows games run just fine, too. Not going back...
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