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Re:JingPad A1 – Consumer-level Linux Tablet by happymellon on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @02:49AM (#26487400)
Don't modern ChromeOS systems let you run Linux desktop applications?

They sound pretty much like they are Linux systems that beginning to let down the facade.

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Re:JingPad A1 – Consumer-level Linux Tablet by linmob on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @02:54AM (#26487433)
Yes, that’s my reason. Also, it’s rather easy to run your favorite Linux distribution on ChromeOS devices compared to Android hardware.
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Re:JingPad A1 – Consumer-level Linux Tablet by happymellon on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @03:15AM (#26487555)
Awesome, I saw that you had to add in a little defensive comment and felt I should back you up.

> yes, I am willing to call these Linux tablets

They run the Linux kernel out of the box and can run standard Linux applications.

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