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Chromebooks are perfect, and it's unfortunate that the open source community remains in denial, still clutching their moribund "Linux Desktop" instead of stealing ChromeOS and putting a solid distro directly under it.



What's moribund about the linux desktop?

Millions of people use one, including myself. Is that not enough?


The open source user interface is, was, and always will be the web page.

Desktop Linux is another attempt to ape monolithic corporate desktops. And most of the people using Desktop Linux just have a web browser (and maybe an xterm) maximized on it all day anyway.


checks open windows

few browsers, graphical file managers, email client, text editor, terminal.

AKA the exact same kind of shit I have open when I use windows.


If you're not managing your files and editing your text in the terminal, ...you're a Windows user.

PS: Chromebook's terminal emulator is top notch, even supports animated gifs and wallpapers.


> top notch

> even supports animated gifs and wallpapers

I like that HN has a particular type of high brow comedy that flies under the radar for most. I owe you one, wikitopian. Have a good weekend!


Chromebook's filesystem is a downloads folder.

Crouton is nice, but it's not ChromeOS.




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