AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
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AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
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Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#2I was stoked for a second. But I read the open. Did anyone really want this?
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#3This is just 'dexified' Android. How is this a 'new OS'?
Are we living in minimal effort, maximum Marketing BS world now?
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#4Opportunistic url and vibe coded copy? The site looks quite good though, just reads super AI generated!
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#5I was stoked for a second. But I read the open. Did anyone really want this?
Perhaps if it can be de-googled.
GrapheneOS for desktop — with a few more knobs exposed — would probably be second only to Qubes from a security standpoint.
Yes, I use a lot of emdashes.
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#6> Gemini AI baked into every layer of the operating system.
This itself is a dealbreaker (and probably a recipe for some litigations in future).
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#7> Not officially affiliated with Google.
This thing stinks so hard of AI that it's impossible to trust any of the specific details.
IMO this is slop, it's not worth reading, once we have something written by an actual human with actual information about the subject, I'll read that.
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#8> Aluminium OS is Google's ground-up Android desktop operating system
So... built on Android built on Linux built on GNU inspired by UNIX?
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#9> Not officially affiliated with Google. This thing stinks so hard of AI that it's impossible to trust any of the specific details. IMO this is slop, it's not worth reading, once we have something written by an actual human with actual information about the subject, I'll read that.
This. They use ambiguous wording throughout their site.
Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop
#10This is a parody website that was created long before the recent Googlebook announcement back when it was known by the code name Aluminium.