I’m interested in this because Chromebooks are cheap and pretty light. The idea that I could use it for actual programs, rather than just as a big browser, is interesting. Especially if it happens natively. I know there’s Crouton, but it always seemed risky to buy a machine and potentially break it.
Of course, as we learned earlier this week, I’m still pretty committed to my Thinkpad.
You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS | TechCrunch
Does this mean you can now run Firefox on a Chromebook without flashing it with a Linux distribution first? That is kind of neat. I assume it would never be able to compete with Chrome’s performance in an operating system environment built on top for and on top of Chrome, but still! It’s neat. I wonder what the User-Agent string would look like … .
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I hadn’t thought about Firefox! Now I’m curious if it’ll work!
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