We first heard back in November that Google could merge Chrome OS into Android. Now, an executive has publicly confirmed plans for a merger.

Sameer Samat, president of Android ecosystem at Google, asked a TechRadar journalist why they were using an Apple Watch, iPhone, and MacBook:

I asked because we’re going to be combining Chrome OS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they’re getting done.

  • 73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Parts of Chrome OS are available, parts aren’t. Parts of Android are available, parts aren’t. Neither are really Open Source, but both have Open Source parts.

          • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            1 month ago

            Google can’t kill AOSP as it is under the GPL. They will always have to release the source code. Even if a lot of the apps have been abandoned the core system will still be GPL. I don’t see them changing that any time soon as it would mean a total rewrite of the OS from scratch which would be insane.

            Android also is designed to run on lots of different hardware unlike Apple. I don’t really see the comparison.