Re:Chrome OS native development
by leggomylibro on Thursday September 14, 2017 @11:30AM
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Oh, they are definitely paying more attention to the laptop market. They partnered with Samsung recently to make Chromebook Plus/Pro models, and the ARM version came with a strange 6-core processor only described as, 'OP1.'
It looks like it's a Rockchip with two Cortex-A72s, four Cortex-A53s, and a recent Mali GPU. But the 'OP' branding is apparently an attempt by Google to brand or designate ARM chips that have certain peripherals, performance-enhancing features, and support for ChromeOS stuff.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/22/14691396/google-chromeboo...
I was surprised how good the Samsung Chromebook (ARM version) was - it worked decently well, ran pretty much all Android apps I tested (which filled the gaps in ChromeOS very well!) and the stylus was useful for notetatking.
It sounds reasonable. More thinking that Microsoft Windows and notebooks don't get along and have plenty of issues. This makes competition easier. If Chrome OS is well integrated with the hardware that makes a difference abd follows the Apple route.
Re:Chrome OS native development
by monkmartinez on Thursday September 14, 2017 @11:36AM
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I hope it does more than simply ChromeOS... the $200 dollar beaters are fine for what ChromeOS is. There are very few reasons to buy a "Chromebook Pixel" in 2017... unless it does something more than Chrome.
source: https://chromeunboxed.com/google-hardware-event-could-be-on-...