ICONS OF HATE

[P3nT4gR4m]

you think switching to Mac will solve your rage?

No.

But I will never give microsoft another dime, after this shit.

Follow Microsoft's and my example and steal your OS?

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

I think something worse just came down the pike.

I just got a spam email from Hewlett Packard.

They want me to buy something called a "Chromebook".

The HP Pavilion Chromebook runs on the Chrome operating system, based on the Chrome browser. Welcome to effortlessly simple computing where:
•You boot up in seconds
•Your data is auto–synced
•There's no more buying, installing, or updating
software
•You can switch seamlessly between users
•All of the Google apps you love–like Gmail, Drive,
and YouTube–are built–in

It really looks like they stick you with Chrome and don't let you install anything else.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

I think something worse just came down the pike.

I just got a spam email from Hewlett Packard.

They want me to buy something called a "Chromebook".

The HP Pavilion Chromebook runs on the Chrome operating system, based on the Chrome browser. Welcome to effortlessly simple computing where:
•You boot up in seconds
•Your data is auto–synced
•There's no more buying, installing, or updating
software
•You can switch seamlessly between users
•All of the Google apps you love–like Gmail, Drive,
and YouTube–are built–in

It really looks like they stick you with Chrome and don't let you install anything else.

Chromebooks are actually pretty cool if everything you do is web-based anyway. The OS is in fact a blown up edition of the Chrome web browser, and no you can't install other native applications besides that, but your additional functionality comes from installing Chrome Apps which are more or less web applications accessible through the browser, like Google Docs. Some of the apps do have offline functionality so you can get to your documents and things without an Internet connection. The price of a Chromebook is seriously lower than the price of a comparabe laptop, and under the hood they're usually reasonably equipped.

I'd never own one, though, not if I had to pay real money for it.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

I think something worse just came down the pike.

I just got a spam email from Hewlett Packard.

They want me to buy something called a "Chromebook".

The HP Pavilion Chromebook runs on the Chrome operating system, based on the Chrome browser. Welcome to effortlessly simple computing where:
•You boot up in seconds
•Your data is auto–synced
•There's no more buying, installing, or updating
software
•You can switch seamlessly between users
•All of the Google apps you love–like Gmail, Drive,
and YouTube–are built–in

It really looks like they stick you with Chrome and don't let you install anything else.

Chromebooks are actually pretty cool if everything you do is web-based anyway. The OS is in fact a blown up edition of the Chrome web browser, and no you can't install other native applications besides that, but your additional functionality comes from installing Chrome Apps which are more or less web applications accessible through the browser, like Google Docs. Some of the apps do have offline functionality so you can get to your documents and things without an Internet connection. The price of a Chromebook is seriously lower than the price of a comparabe laptop, and under the hood they're usually reasonably equipped.

I'd never own one, though, not if I had to pay real money for it.

I can get to my documents, music, etc. without an internet connection already. I thought everybody could.  It sounds like something that could lock you out of stuff like uTorrent, etc. "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!" "No, it's a live show, the band gave permission..." "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!"

[Sita]

Chromebook is pretty much just a netbook. Doesn't surprise me that you can't install anything on it.

[Richter]

There is no benevolent incarnation of big brother, Google included.

[tyrannosaurus vex]

I think something worse just came down the pike.

I just got a spam email from Hewlett Packard.

They want me to buy something called a "Chromebook".

The HP Pavilion Chromebook runs on the Chrome operating system, based on the Chrome browser. Welcome to effortlessly simple computing where:
•You boot up in seconds
•Your data is auto–synced
•There's no more buying, installing, or updating
software
•You can switch seamlessly between users
•All of the Google apps you love–like Gmail, Drive,
and YouTube–are built–in

It really looks like they stick you with Chrome and don't let you install anything else.

Chromebooks are actually pretty cool if everything you do is web-based anyway. The OS is in fact a blown up edition of the Chrome web browser, and no you can't install other native applications besides that, but your additional functionality comes from installing Chrome Apps which are more or less web applications accessible through the browser, like Google Docs. Some of the apps do have offline functionality so you can get to your documents and things without an Internet connection. The price of a Chromebook is seriously lower than the price of a comparabe laptop, and under the hood they're usually reasonably equipped.

I'd never own one, though, not if I had to pay real money for it.

I can get to my documents, music, etc. without an internet connection already. I thought everybody could.  It sounds like something that could lock you out of stuff like uTorrent, etc. "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!" "No, it's a live show, the band gave permission..." "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!"

It's a matter of how you use your technology. A Chromebook shouldn't be (and isn't really intended to be) your only or primary computer. It's more or less the same level of functionality you'd get in a tablet, except with a familiar keyboard that's easier to use than a touchscreen keyboard, and full sites instead of 'mobile edition' sites. I wouldn't be worried about BitTorrent being blocked, because that's why you have a permanent server at your house, plus something like Plex to access all your stuff when you're away.

[Golden Applesauce]

Some of my coworkers developed one of the apps that chromebooks will ship with. It's fun building against an OS that's under active, unstable development!

Our opinion, though, is that Google's too late to the market. There's already a perfect form factor for people who just need email/twitter - your phone. The next gen of tablets are shaping up to be more powerful, lighter, and higher res than the Chromebook, and the tablet+keyboard combos that work will be things like the sleek but still powerful MacBook Air or Lenovo Carbon Touch, something with a high end but power efficient processor and a touch screen. The Chromebook feels like something you'd donate to third world countries in large numbers for cost efficiency.

[Golden Applesauce]

I think something worse just came down the pike.

I just got a spam email from Hewlett Packard.

They want me to buy something called a "Chromebook".

The HP Pavilion Chromebook runs on the Chrome operating system, based on the Chrome browser. Welcome to effortlessly simple computing where:
•You boot up in seconds
•Your data is auto–synced
•There's no more buying, installing, or updating
software
•You can switch seamlessly between users
•All of the Google apps you love–like Gmail, Drive,
and YouTube–are built–in

It really looks like they stick you with Chrome and don't let you install anything else.

Chromebooks are actually pretty cool if everything you do is web-based anyway. The OS is in fact a blown up edition of the Chrome web browser, and no you can't install other native applications besides that, but your additional functionality comes from installing Chrome Apps which are more or less web applications accessible through the browser, like Google Docs. Some of the apps do have offline functionality so you can get to your documents and things without an Internet connection. The price of a Chromebook is seriously lower than the price of a comparabe laptop, and under the hood they're usually reasonably equipped.

I'd never own one, though, not if I had to pay real money for it.

I can get to my documents, music, etc. without an internet connection already. I thought everybody could.  It sounds like something that could lock you out of stuff like uTorrent, etc. "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!" "No, it's a live show, the band gave permission..." "ALL TORRENTS IS ILLEGAL!!!!!"

Chrome OS isnt so much a browser as a minimalistic operating system. Remember, your web browser can run JavaScript, a fully functional (if sometimes maddening) programming language. Chrome OS's vision of software is something like the candies.aniwey.net game - you don't need to install it, just load it. JavaScript is fully capable of making web requests, so you could implement a full BitTorrent client in browser. You could build one as a Chrome OS app; it provides a way to save things to a file system.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Ugh.
I'm happy with my laptop and my cheap Crackberry-clone phone with a keypad and no touch screen. (I liked the phone before it a lot better, you could put a memory card in it. When I bought this one, the feature was no longer available because they were trying to sell cloud drive :puke: )

I don't WANT a pil eof gadgets to do the job of two. I can't AFFORD a laptop AND a tablet AND a phone AND a Chromebook AND a Kindle device AND a dildo that talks dirty to me or tells me I'm pretty or makes coffee or any other halfass shit they're going to come up with.

[P3nT4gR4m]

Ugh.
I'm happy with my laptop and my cheap Crackberry-clone phone with a keypad and no touch screen. (I liked the phone before it a lot better, you could put a memory card in it. When I bought this one, the feature was no longer available because they were trying to sell cloud drive :puke: )

I don't WANT a pil eof gadgets to do the job of two. I can't AFFORD a laptop AND a tablet AND a phone AND a Chromebook AND a Kindle device AND a dildo that talks dirty to me or tells me I'm pretty or makes coffee or any other halfass shit they're going to come up with.

My dildo tells me I'm pretty. You have no idea how much better that makes the 'baitin until you've tried it. Worth every penny 

[Junkenstein]

I'm working with a laptop from 2008 and a £10 phone. Does me just fine.

There's what you actually need to be considered. I hate having bullshit functionality loaded into a device I'll never use. That's just paying for bloat.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Just saw this on facebook.

I LOVE THIS COMPUTER WORLD: I have this Chromebook. It's a netbook sized laptop with CHROME OS on it, by Google. It can only run the Chrome browser, nothing else. So I took it with me out to where there was free wifi yesterday. I NEVER GOT ANYTHING DONE because the whole fucking system sat there downloading a huge update on slow free wifi, and there's no way to turn that off because Chrome OS is not a whole operating system. Had to take it home to finish the update and get it back to useful state.

The guy would be better off with the talking dildo.

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Considering that laptops are a complete nightmare to work on yourself, consider this:

http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/04/apple-is-tops-when-it-comes-to-computer-tech-support.html

[P3nT4gR4m]

Just saw this on facebook.

I LOVE THIS COMPUTER WORLD: I have this Chromebook. It's a netbook sized laptop with CHROME OS on it, by Google. It can only run the Chrome browser, nothing else. So I took it with me out to where there was free wifi yesterday. I NEVER GOT ANYTHING DONE because the whole fucking system sat there downloading a huge update on slow free wifi, and there's no way to turn that off because Chrome OS is not a whole operating system. Had to take it home to finish the update and get it back to useful state.

The guy would be better off with the talking dildo.

Everyone would be better off with a talking dildo. There'd be world peace in a matter of minutes.