Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
by johncolanduoni on Saturday September 01, 2018 @06:50PM
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Since Chromebooks are very internet-forward, they get plenty of advertising opportunities without installing banner ads or something similar into the OS. Are you expecting them to start advertising on the Android home screen too?
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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
by adventured on Saturday September 01, 2018 @09:49PM
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They already do something better for their ad business moat. They just push their Google Apps bloatware collection on the Android ecosystem at every possible chance they get. I use none of it, yet it still comes with my Samsung phone whether I like it or not. I would expect them to continue that approach with any operating systems they control.
Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft
by SmellyGeekBoy on Sunday September 02, 2018 @09:55AM
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Seems counterintuitive that you take such a strong stance against bloatware and yet use a Samsung phone. The preinstalled (and non-removable) mountain of crap was the reason I gave up on them after my Galaxy S3.
Not that other vendors are much better, mind. But I'm quite happy with my OnePlus for now.