Well, the only thing that distinguishes android from any other linux distribution IS the user experience, therefore that MUST be what we are comparing, and it can be the only thing that distinguishes chromeos from android, therefore this whole argument makes absolutely no sense.
On Jul 8, 1:45 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > lbcoder wrote: > > I don't get what it is that makes you think that they're competing > > platforms. Fact is that Android is perfect for a tiny handheld device, > > but would really suck as a desktop OS. It is geared towards having one > > active application (since there simply isn't the display space for > > multiple), and is streamlined for one-handed operation. A netbook is a > > much more substantial piece of equipment, basically equivalent to a > > full-scale personal computer (though a little less powerful, i.e. like > > an obsolete laptop) and capable (in current incarnations) of running a > > full desktop OS. > > Do not confuse the OS underpinnings with the user experience. I agree > that the user experience of Android is not presently good for much > bigger than a tablet. However, that does not mean the core of Android > and the core of Google Chrome OS should not be the same thing (Linux > plus Google not-so-secret sauce plus contributions), just with different > user environments. Someday, the Chrome OS could even blend in Dalvik and > Android apps, after we in the developer community have gotten good at > handling multiple screen sizes in our layouts and such. > > More on this here: > > http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43358 > > Now, it could be that Android and Google Chrome OS *will* share a common > substrate and contributor ecosystem, and that was just not obvious from > the announcement, but I'm somewhat skeptical that's the case here. One > can only hope. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android 1.5 Programming Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
