alt Hacker NewsUnless Google have magically solved the Android update process, getting updates are the biggest downgrade when it comes to switching from ChromeOS to Aluminium OS.
Back to a world where every device needs the OS specifically built for it.
Unless Google have magically solved the Android update process, getting updates are the biggest downgrade when it comes to switching from ChromeOS to Aluminium OS.
Back to a world where every device needs the OS specifically built for it.
Software companies always value the DX of a single codebase over the value of platform and usecase specific benefits. Between engineers complaining about duplication and marketing wanting every feature everywhere immediately it's a losing battle for offering the best possible software for the job.
IMO new features and waiting a few months for other platforms to catch up are often secondary to that. But companies have competing interests