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Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

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Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

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The fact that this os might teach Americans how to spell Aluminum correctly is kind of hilarious to me. Or are they going to mispronounce the OS too?

What is correctly?

The original spelling, which follows the same pseudo-Latin convention other chemical names use is: Alumium

All other spellings are from people adding one or more letters because they think it sounds better.

Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

#12
post #5

Given the iOS-ification of macOS, the macOS-ification of Android is a good thing. If this shrinks well and encourages more netbook form factors or desktop norms on tablets, even better.

All that really matters is whether or not it is locked down. If it isn't locked down, you can run whatever OS and UI modifications you want. If it is locked down, and you can only run approved software, then you are stuck with the features they want.

Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

#13
It makes me incandescent to think an OS that disrespects it's users to the point where it won't let them see their filesystem is going to take over more form factors.

The security at all costs folks have deeply deeply deeply destroyed humankind's ability to see or observe what a computer is. This is a spiritual violation striking deep deep deep at the roots of Computer Liberations/Dream Machines. I deeply begrudge Android any success, for it fundamentally keeps users from understanding computing, from seeing what is. Traitor.

Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

#14

It makes me incandescent to think an OS that disrespects it's users to the point where it won't let them see their filesystem is going to take over more form factors. The security at all costs folks have deeply deeply deeply destroyed humankind's ability to see or observe what a computer is. This is a spiritual violation striking deep deep deep at the roots of Computer Liberations/Dream Machines. I deeply begrudge An…

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Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is correctly?

The original spelling, which follows the same pseudo-Latin convention other chemical names use is: Alumium All other spellings are from people adding one or more letters because they think it sounds better.

Pffft, nonsense, the only way is the French (as in language) way, just call it alu.

Why use many syllable when few do trick?

Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

#16
post #7

The fact that this os might teach Americans how to spell Aluminum correctly is kind of hilarious to me. Or are they going to mispronounce the OS too?

What is correctly?

amelinium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8lnCA8PHJM

Re: Leak reveals Google's Aluminium OS with a 16-minute video

#18
post #7

The fact that this os might teach Americans how to spell Aluminum correctly is kind of hilarious to me. Or are they going to mispronounce the OS too?

Your condescension and arrogance is amusing. The British discoverer of the metal, Sir Humphrey Davy, named it aluminum, which Americans still use.
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