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Re:Neverware is now part of Google by Emendo on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:32PM (#25434851)
My guess is that the existance of Neverware Chrome OS prevents Google from making certain changes to Chrome OS, and that buying out Neverware eliminates that obstacle.
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Re:Neverware is now part of Google by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:54PM (#25435114)
How so? It's not like Google had any contractual obligations; if they made a change that was incompatible with neverwhere, then neverwhere would just be stuck, wouldn't they? Unless you mean that Google intends to do something user-hostile, but then there's nothing stopping another Chromium OS derivative from coming along.
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Re:Neverware is now part of Google by Emendo on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:02PM (#25435220)
Right. Perhaps Google wants to renegotiate their contract with the OEMs and buying out Neverware weakens the bargaining position of the OEMs?
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