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card_zero 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The Reason Windows Hate Is Exploding: It's the End...

What? I passionately hate Chromebooks, firstly because they were conceived as a power grab by Google to get people to do everything through online Google services instead of locally, and secondly in a more personal way when I actually had to use one, in a remote hostel with ropey internet.

rbanffy 4 months ago [–]

You hate Google. I don't like them, but they are OK computers that lack some important keys. Lacking a Meta key makes using Gnome less convenient.

You are not forced to use Gmail or Google Docs. You are mostly forced to use a browser, unless you jailbreak it.

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