burlmart wrote:
I cannot imagine how Android Desktop can Fail
Why do they keep Chrome OS separate from their mobile Android?
Drop Chome OS and go w/ Android on desktop/laptops, thus unify w/ mobile android, and blow Windows 8 away before it gets going.
I already placed bets on this happening soon -- why not?
Three obvious reasons.
Because all mobile OS are simplified to run on simple devices. In other words, they work great on phone and are not bad on tablets, but the lack the features needed of a full sized desktop OS. I had to trade my iPad for a Macbook Air for my mobile computing needs because of the limitations of a mobile OS. Android would have been no improvement.
Next, there is now way of trying an Android desktop without buying a new computer built for it. There is no way Google will make it compatible with all hardware. Linux hasn't accomplished that in twenty years. In fact, Walmart was selling Linux computers at one time. Once people found out how limited they were, most installed Windows on them out of habit.
Google's business model is advertising and data mining. There is no way they would supply an OS for free unless it was riddled with ads. The usual ritual when buying a PC is to turn it on and then delete all the useless trial******that someone paid the manufacturer to install. Nobody wants a desktop that's sole purpose is to track what you are doing to supply targeted ads. Google's privacy policy and infractions over the years have proven that they are loose with your personal information.
