It makes me incandescent to think an OS that disrespects it's users to the point where it won't let them see their filesystem is going to take over more form factors.
The security at all costs folks have deeply deeply deeply destroyed humankind's ability to see or observe what a computer is. This is a spiritual violation striking deep deep deep at the roots of Computer Liberations/Dream Machines. I deeply begrudge Android any success, for it fundamentally keeps users from understanding computing, from seeing what is. Traitor.
I'm also confused by the parent comment because it appears that they spelled it in the American way, whereas the OS seems to use the British spelling. If they think the OS will teach people the correct way, evidently they don't spell it correctly.
Given the iOS-ification of macOS, the macOS-ification of Android is a good thing. If this shrinks well and encourages more netbook form factors or desktop norms on tablets, even better.
All that really matters is whether or not it is locked down. If it isn't locked down, you can run whatever OS and UI modifications you want. If it is locked down, and you can only run approved software, then you are stuck with the features they want.
The video: https://youtu.be/dXmFIfv_tIA
It makes me incandescent to think an OS that disrespects it's users to the point where it won't let them see their filesystem is going to take over more form factors.
The security at all costs folks have deeply deeply deeply destroyed humankind's ability to see or observe what a computer is. This is a spiritual violation striking deep deep deep at the roots of Computer Liberations/Dream Machines. I deeply begrudge Android any success, for it fundamentally keeps users from understanding computing, from seeing what is. Traitor.
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The fact that this os might teach Americans how to spell Aluminum correctly is kind of hilarious to me. Or are they going to mispronounce the OS too?
What is correctly?
I'm also confused by the parent comment because it appears that they spelled it in the American way, whereas the OS seems to use the British spelling. If they think the OS will teach people the correct way, evidently they don't spell it correctly.
The original spelling, which follows the same pseudo-Latin convention other chemical names use is: Alumium
All other spellings are from people adding one or more letters because they think it sounds better.
Looks like Android with extra animations and "use AI plz" prompts. What am I missing?
Given the iOS-ification of macOS, the macOS-ification of Android is a good thing. If this shrinks well and encourages more netbook form factors or desktop norms on tablets, even better.
All that really matters is whether or not it is locked down. If it isn't locked down, you can run whatever OS and UI modifications you want. If it is locked down, and you can only run approved software, then you are stuck with the features they want.
This looks a lot like this old thing: https://www.android-x86.org/screenshots.html
What’s the sell here? Chromebook 2.0?
MacBook Neo Aurora? Google does better UIX software and vampire taps userdata?