Comment on Google Intros Chromebook Plus Devices With More Power, Apps and AI for $399

• raptir@lemdro.id ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And when that support period ends… I just install the next Debian release.

  When the support period for ChromeOS ends, I’m “officially” out of luck.

  I have a 13 year old laptop that runs current Linux distros without a problem.

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  • baronvonj@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can install Linux on that old Chromebook, same as you can today. I think also CloudReady could be used. Or Chromium is open source so that custom buildsay be feasible just like with custom Android ROMs.

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    • raptir@lemdro.id ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Or I could just… buy a laptop that doesn’t have an expiration date.

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      • baronvonj@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yup. My point is simply that with the latest announced support cycle ChromeOS has a longer support cycle than any single Linux distro LTS release I know of, and even when out of support a Chromebook isn’t automatically an ewaste paperweight.

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