Google acquires CloudReady OS that turns old PCs into Chromebooks w/ plans to make official offering

[backstreetboy]

Neverware lets you turn old PCs and Macs into Chromebook-esque devices through its CloudReady OS. While primarily aimed at schools and enterprises, a free “Home” edition for everyone is available. Google has now acquired Neverware and CloudReady with plans to integrate it with Chrome OS.

Google acquires CloudReady OS that turns old PCs into Chromebooks w/ plans to make official offering

Neverware lets you turn old PCs and Macs into Chromebook-esque devices through its CloudReady OS. Google acquires CloudReady OS...

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[backstreetboy]

 

[|tera|]

Yeah. No.

I don't want my PC to become a phone.
Can't do sht on a phone without internet.
This will be the same.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Yeah. No.

I don't want my PC to become a phone.
Can't do sht on a phone without internet.
This will be the same.

Think you are missing a huge point here.

 

[midnightcaller]

First time I have heard of neverware.
Sounds interesting. I’m going to test it out for home use.

 

[Dairyfarmer]

It is easy to install Android onto an old laptop / PC. I did it a while back with an 8 year old laptop. Everything worked fine. It is slow on a HDD but swap it for a SSD and it flies.

BTW you can run it from a USB device which is nice to test it out.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Yeah. No.

I don't want my PC to become a phone.
Can't do sht on a phone without internet.
This will be the same.

It’s not a phone at all, but actually a very sorted offering for the correct purpose.

We have 300 odd Chromebooks operating daily in the wild. Excellent managed devices with little to no hassles.

And it can do plenty without internet, but things are only really useful with internet in the modern world anyway so I don’t understand how this is of any concern.

My phone also works perfectly fine without internet, so I actually have no idea what you are on about there.

 

[SauRoNZA]

It is easy to install Android onto an old laptop / PC. I did it a while back with an 8 year old laptop. Everything worked fine. It is slow on a HDD but swap it for a SSD and it flies.

BTW you can run it from a USB device which is nice to test it out.

It’s not Android.

You can however runs Android apps inside its compatibility layer.

 

[|tera|]

Think you are missing a huge point here.

It’s not a phone at all, but actually a very sorted offering for the correct purpose.

We have 300 odd Chromebooks operating daily in the wild. Excellent managed devices with little to no hassles.

And it can do plenty without internet, but things are only really useful with internet in the modern world anyway so I don’t understand how this is of any concern.

My phone also works perfectly fine without internet, so I actually have no idea what you are on about there.

All I'm saying is that a device like a phone is useless without an Internet connection.

AFAIK Chromebooks are designed for cloud access only? I've never worked on one personally.

Let me put the phone comparison in context. I have one app, which is an offline game on my phone.
Every other app I use on my phone can't do anything without being online.

Sure, if you have a cellular connection you can still phone and text. Let's say you don't have a contract phone or data bundle, how will I make full use of it?

My PC with Windows is completely different. I can use any app or program that is installed without the need to be online. Games, Office, Graphics and Photo editors. Local development tools and the list goes on.

Can a Chromebook work in a similar way?

 

[johnjm]

Literally busy installing it onto an old Packard bell. Great initiative. Awesome OS

 

[SauRoNZA]

All I'm saying is that a device like a phone is useless without an Internet connection.

AFAIK Chromebooks are designed for cloud access only? I've never worked on one personally.

Let me put the phone comparison in context. I have one app, which is an offline game on my phone.
Every other app I use on my phone can't do anything without being online.

Sure, if you have a cellular connection you can still phone and text. Let's say you don't have a contract phone or data bundle, how will I make full use of it?

My PC with Windows is completely different. I can use any app or program that is installed without the need to be online. Games, Office, Graphics and Photo editors. Local development tools and the list goes on.

Can a Chromebook work in a similar way?

Chromebook can work in exactly the same way and be completely offline.

It kind of defeats the purpose but it can be used like that.

It’s a device for the modern world, just like phones, that live on the internet and therefore benefits from having that access.

To make an argument for being offline in 2020 is just really silly.

 

[backstreetboy]

All I'm saying is that a device like a phone is useless without an Internet connection.

AFAIK Chromebooks are designed for cloud access only? I've never worked on one personally.

Let me put the phone comparison in context. I have one app, which is an offline game on my phone.
Every other app I use on my phone can't do anything without being online.

Sure, if you have a cellular connection you can still phone and text. Let's say you don't have a contract phone or data bundle, how will I make full use of it?

My PC with Windows is completely different. I can use any app or program that is installed without the need to be online. Games, Office, Graphics and Photo editors. Local development tools and the list goes on.

Can a Chromebook work in a similar way?

Yes can install flatpack apps or Linux app support can be enabled under Settings.

 

[randomcat]

I've used it before and it has it's pros and cons. The main target is people who use their pc for browser based applications. An example of this is old people,who just want to watch Netflix, YouTube, browse and check their emails.

 

[|tera|]

Chromebook can work in exactly the same way and be completely offline.

It kind of defeats the purpose but it can be used like that.

It’s a device for the modern world, just like phones, that live on the internet and therefore benefits from having that access.

To make an argument for being offline in 2020 is just really silly.

You clearly haven't been in a small town recently.

City dwellers have solid Internet access. Not everyone in SA is that fortunate.