Unpopular opinion: Google shouldn’t build Aluminum OS

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The Android side of the internet is abuzz with rumors around Google’s Aluminum OS, which is expected to replace ChromeOS on low-power laptops. That sounds like an incredible idea since Google hasn’t had its own real computer software in forever — no, ChromeOS doesn’t count for real work — and has relied on Windows (and now even Mac) for interoperability between Android phones/tablets and other platforms.

When Google is putting in so much effort to make Android apps interoperable — from letting you play Android games on Windows to making Pixel 10s work with Apple AirDrop (you know, the existing desktop ecosystem) — isn’t this the better direction to put your energy into instead of creating a new OS from scratch?




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