Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@social.cleverlibre.org

Seems like Google is trying to capture the young generation by providing them with their products and services at home and school. This is similar to how many people grew up with DOS and Windows and became loyal to Microsoft for a lifetime. Google is hoping that their users will stick with them for the long term.

However, I also wonder if Google can support ChromeOS for that long without losing interest or abandoning it. Google has a history of killing off many of their products, such as Google Reader, Google Plus, Google Hangouts, Stadia, and more. Will they do the same Chromebooks and ChromeOS eventually? Only time will tell.

I'm saying this as a #chromeos user. 😊

#Chromebook #Chromebooks #Linux

https://9to5google.com/2023/08/04/google-chromebook-mongolia/

@9to5google Seems like Google is trying to capture the young generation by providing them with their products and services at home and school. This is similar to how many people grew up with DOS and Windows and became loyal to Microsoft for a lifetime. Google is hoping that their users will stick with them for the long term.

However, I also wonder if Google can support ChromeOS for that long without losing interest or abandoning it. Google has a history of killing off many of their products, such as Google Reader, Google Plus, Google Hangouts, Stadia, and more. Will they do the same Chromebooks and ChromeOS eventually? Only time will tell.

I'm saying this as a ChromeOS user. 😊

@postfilm Brutalism in sand castle form is something that I didn't know existed. And yeah, I'm a brutalist architecture fan.

@trinsec I know what you mean, I had to readapt to mechanical after only using laptops.

The two extremes can be bad, Apple used to do some super short travel ones that were just unusable. I returned one of those MacBook Pros with super short keyboard travel because frankly, I could not use the thing!

I admire the dedication of some keyboard enthusiasts, but I cannot share their passion for customizing every single switch. I enjoy a good keyboard, with a satisfying mechanical feel, a colourful LED display, and a sturdy base. But spending hours disassembling and lubricating each switch to achieve the perfect sound? That is beyond my level of patience and interest. I can appreciate the difference in sound quality, and I can tell when a keyboard has been fine-tuned. But I would rather use my time for other things.

Keyboard nerdom and tuning is an art form, just not the art form for me. :) #keyboard

@viktor I'd be tempted to build a PC for home and run two distros on it, Ubuntu or Pop!_OS for daily use and SteamOS for gaming :)

This will be my view tomorrow :) I've missed you Manila! The damn virus got in the way of life...

@viktor I agree, SteamOS is phenomenal.

@wiredfire it's dockable and I've used it that way. But it lacks a little oooph to be comparable to a modern console.

Would you buy a Valve box that's about $500-$600? Inline with specs of consoles, or budget gaming PCs, running SteamOS, competing directly with Xbox and PlayStation.#gaming #gamingonlinux

@gamingonlinux thanks for your detailed observations. 👍

@gamingonlinux it happens :) there are bad reviews everywhere, and not just in gaming. The motoring press is equally awful at being inaccurate.

I'm off for three weeks tomorrow, I'm going to miss playing Exoprimal :)