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Published onDecember 19, 2018

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Many people useWindowson a daily basis for their computing needs. They use it because of their work, because they write about it, I have even heard that some people useWindowsbecause they like it. What I don’t understand is why you would want to useWindowson a Chromebook.

Advantages of Chrome OS

Correct me if I am wrong (in the comments below, please), but I thought that the entire point of people owning a Chromebook was because they were fed up of spending their money on over-priced,bloated softwarethat is pretty much guaranteed toscrew up your machineat some future point due to a dodgy update that wasn’t checked before release.

Before I continue, I should point out that in the interests of openness, I am not a Chromebook user, but I have been toying with the idea of making the move for more than a year now. However, since I have not used one, forgive any mistakes I make.

Chromebooks will lose security

Google promotes Chromebooks and theOSthat goes with it as being highly secure. Of course, when Google says ‘highly secure’ it means from hacking. Giving any information to Google means you are pretty much agreed that your life is compromised from that moment on, but that’s for another post.

By Google lettingWindowsonto its machines, even if it is ‘just’ as a alternativeOS, means that your Chromebook is now more likely to be compromised. It doesn’t even need to mean thatWindowsis less secure. If you are running two OS’s on one machine, there are more ways it can be compromised.

Chromebooks are inexpensive

Additionally, Chromebooks have dinky little hard drives, don’t they. There is no way you are going to getWindows OSonto a 32 GB hard drive. So presumably, Chromebooks are going to come with bigger drives making them more expensive. Of course, I am assuming that whateverWindows OSis being used will come pre-installed, since why would anyone download it voluntarily.

How many will really use Dual-Boot?

I am a bit confused about the whole ‘Dual-Boot‘ thing as well. I used to run a laptop with dualoperating systems,Windows 7(I think it was) and Ubuntu. One thing I remember was that changing betweenOS‘s was a pain in the neck. So much so that if Ibootedup in Windows, I stayed in Windows for the rest of the day. If Ibootedup in Ubuntu, I’d stay inUbuntu.

Why would Google want to give people anOSthat if theybootedup using it, would probably just stick with it? Google might as well just take out a full-page ad saying they are giving up, and all Chromebooks will beWindowsbooksin the future.

Everything will end up the same

Why would you want to allow Microsoft any access at all to anything that has anOSon it that isn’t Windows? Perhaps Google feels that it is big enough and strong enough that if Microsoft starts putting in demands, Google will be able to stand up to Microsoft. Well, that may be true but I wouldn’t bet my Chromebook on it.

Wrapping it all up

I am not an over-cynical person, I don’t think, but I really don’t see how this has any advantages for Google and any disadvantages for Microsoft. I think this is a bad move for Google, and will end up making it a junior partner in something that it started in the first place.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Chromebook will soon support Windows 10 dual-boot#

Advantages of Chrome OS#

Chromebooks will lose security#

Chromebooks are inexpensive#

How many will really use Dual-Boot?#

Everything will end up the same#

Wrapping it all up#