Google: Go ahead and hack the Chrome Book

Re:Google: Go ahead and hack the Chrome Book by jrockway on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @04:15PM (#2538225)

"Bucking the trend"? I can't think of a single x86 laptop in existence that's locked down.

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Re:Google: Go ahead and hack the Chrome Book by cosgroveb on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @04:28PM (#2538285)

I'm talking about consumer devices in general. XBOX, PS3, iPhones, carrier locked Android phones, iPads, you name it.

Also, this is not an ordinary x86 laptop. I think most people would assume that considering that you cannot by default install anything on it, and that it has a verified boot sequence (will not boot an unsigned OS by default) that it would be completely locked down.

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Re:Google: Go ahead and hack the Chrome Book by jrockway on Thursday May 12, 2011 @03:45AM (#2539753)

I think your list is the end. I can microwave metal. I can put a newspaper in my toaster. I can submerge my hairdryer in water and be amused as it pumps the water around.

Most consumer devices can do whatever you want. It's just gaming consoles and phones that can't. Everything else... do whatever you want.

Hell, handguns are still legal in the US, and you can use those to do some mighty antisocial dealings.

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