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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

#11

Post by ottobonn »

The marketing copy here is low quality. It spends a lot of words explaining what this isn't instead of what it is. It also just sounds like AI in an off-putting way. What does it mean to have an operating system with "Gemini at every layer"? Based on this page I fear that the entire OS will have a similar level of quality and consideration.

This paragraph in particular shows a confusing lack of understanding:

"The name itself is deliberate. ChromeOS came from Chromium — a metallic element ending in "-ium." Aluminium follows the same pattern, but the British spelling highlights the prefix Al, standing for Android-Linux: an honest acknowledgment of what this platform is built on."

The British spelling does not in fact highlight the fact that the word starts with "Al" any more than the American spelling would. By this point in the page I got angry and stopped reading, because it's a waste of my time.

Edit: if this is a parody, it makes way more sense. I fell for it!

Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop

#14

Post by happymellon »

ottobonn wrote: post #11

The marketing copy here is low quality. It spends a lot of words explaining what this isn't instead of what it is. It also just sounds like AI in an off-putting way. What does it mean to have an operating system with "Gemini at every layer"? Based on this page I fear that the entire OS will have a similar level of quality and consideration. This paragraph in particular shows a confusing lack of understanding: "The na…

> It spends a lot of words explaining what this isn't instead of what it is.

There us certainly more about how it can't run Adobe than what Gemini could do to improve your desktop workflows. Terrible site.

Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop

#15

Post by sgt »

ottobonn wrote: post #11

The marketing copy here is low quality. It spends a lot of words explaining what this isn't instead of what it is. It also just sounds like AI in an off-putting way. What does it mean to have an operating system with "Gemini at every layer"? Based on this page I fear that the entire OS will have a similar level of quality and consideration. This paragraph in particular shows a confusing lack of understanding: "The na…

Someone mentioned this is maybe a parody site. Might be true.

Also says at the bottom: "Not officially affiliated with Google."

Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop

#17

Post by cpcallen »

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #5
sans_souse wrote: post #2

I 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.

> Yes, I use a lot of emdashes.

If only you used them properly—like this.

Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop

#18

Post by mcphage »

randfur wrote: post #10

This is a parody website that was created long before the recent Googlebook announcement back when it was known by the code name Aluminium.

I don't get what you mean by "parody". I agree it's not real, but I don't read any of it as a joke, just... it's fake.

Re: AluminiumOS, by Google: Android Reimagined for the Desktop

#20

Post by sans_souse »

cpcallen wrote: post #17
ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

> Yes, I use a lot of emdashes. If only you used them properly—like this.

or⸻that.
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