Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used

Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by dazc on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:45AM (#22063638)

Chromebok was originally marketed as a simple, no-nonsense laptop and that's what it is. All iterations since have been useful but did anyone really believe it was going to be a ThinkPad killer?

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by Already__Taken on Thursday January 16, 2020 @07:02AM (#22063715)

Once they started selling $2k+ versions, yeh I kind of do think expect that actually.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by tomrod on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:19AM (#22064198)

Precisely. Though all the Google devs I've met weren't using them for development --> devs aren't the target market.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by ddalex on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:57AM (#22064513)

TBH I dont understand the developers preference for laptops, generally.

The laptops are good when you need to be mobile - but you can pry my multi-large-monitors desktop out of my dead hands, because I'm not giving that up for serious be-in-the-zone development.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by outworlder on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:59PM (#22068259)

Uh, my work device is a laptop and I use multi-large-monitors. With external keyboard and mouse.

I can unplug it (single cable) and take to a conference room if the need arises. I can take off early and plug it at home. It has a built-in UPS by the virtue of having a battery. Why would a desktop be better, unless you need crazy hardware?

I do have a desktop at home, but that's for my personal uses.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by untog on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:35AM (#22064856)

I can only speak for myself, but my development environment being mobile is precisely the point. I can work from home, I can commit changes while on business trips... it's valuable. I also have a large monitor at the office that I plug my laptop into, so I get the best of both worlds.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by CydeWeys on Thursday January 16, 2020 @11:30AM (#22066065)

Yeah, I have no idea who those are for, but the cheaper ones are great for family members who only really need to browse the Web anyway. My tech support burden is way down, and so I love Chromebooks for other people.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by izacus on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:47PM (#22066928)

Those high-end are amazing business machines for people who work with cloud/web software.

They're very easy to manage from a central location, easy to replace and very hard to break.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by heavyset_go on Thursday January 16, 2020 @01:47PM (#22067573)

I've been recommending cheap Linux laptops like the Pinebook (as well as the Pro) for family members who just use their computers for email and Facebook. Turns out if they spend 99% of their time using Firefox, Linux is a good platform that can suit their needs just fine. Haven't had a tech support call in ages.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by dazc on Thursday January 16, 2020 @07:24AM (#22063838)

Fair point.

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Re:Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody r... by toast0 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:46AM (#22064951)

The ThinkPad Chromebook 13 is actually pretty nice: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/student-chromebo...

Of course, Lenovo doesn't make those anymore, but you can find them used.

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