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I can't believe we are even having this conversation
Android is an OS designed with smart phones in mind. Chrome is designed with netbooks in mind. The Google brass NEVER suggested Android would be a good fit for netbooks. The only ones who have are people who had no idea Google was designing an OS for netbooks. Chrome's announcement should have ended all discussions about putting Android on netbooks.

Now asking for Android compatibility on Chrome is another issue. I think it would be reasonable to think Chrome may have this capability, because Android apps are run on a Java-based virtual machine (Dalvik). All Chrome needs is a port of this VM, then they would have Android compatibility. But at the OS level they would remain different operating systems on different code bases, which is the right thing to do because we are talking about completely different hardware configurations and completely different software requirements.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 07/10/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Are you serious?  adnanwaheed | 07/10/09
Native Client  linuser | 07/10/09
RE: Native Client  sixstorm1 | 07/10/09
Re: Native Client  daniel142005 | 07/10/09
Chrome is equivalent to Windows CE  marees | 07/10/09
I would agree with that assesment  GuidingLight | 07/10/09
I'm confused...  storm14k | 07/10/09
Android functionality in Chrome OS  linuser | 07/10/09
Android is not as powerful as most people make it out to be...  marees | 07/10/09
android is powerful, but..  daniel142005 | 07/10/09
Power has nothing to do with it...  storm14k | 07/10/09
while my netbook is in my backpack?  nessrapp | 07/10/09
Larger batteries  linuser | 07/10/09
and to make calls  nessrapp | 07/10/09
No different than with smartphones  linuser | 07/10/09
If you don't think the idea works for you....  storm14k | 07/10/09
Doh!  mswift@... | 07/10/09
Skype calls & IM are not "cell" phone calls & SMS/MMS  linuser | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  mdg1019 | 07/10/09
Correction  mdg1019 | 07/10/09
Netbooks people...netbooks...  storm14k | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  daniel142005 | 07/10/09
This is not serious & RE: Native Client  sixstorm1 | 07/10/09
Packaging  Michael Kelly | 07/10/09
What do I think?  iamrta | 07/10/09
the pain and the agony..  nessrapp | 07/10/09
Merge of Android & Chrome OS  linuser | 07/10/09
I can't believe we are even having this conversation  Michael Kelly | 07/10/09
come on don't be daft  nessrapp | 07/10/09
If I'm not mistaken...  storm14k | 07/10/09
Who is being daft?  Michael Kelly | 07/10/09
THANK YOU!!!!  storm14k | 07/10/09
See Ars Technica article, which supports your point.  Economister | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  Loverock Davidson | 07/10/09
i like that: "PEOPLE DO NOT WANT CHOICE"  nessrapp | 07/10/09
Good point.  Larsix | 07/10/09
maybe if most of you supported linux  nessrapp | 07/10/09
Maybe just stop period...  storm14k | 07/10/09
Netbook != Smart Phone  Larsix | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  mdg1019 | 07/10/09
Guess I hit the wrong reply button. sad  mdg1019 | 07/10/09
Android/Chrome is the beginning of the end for Windows.  MikeFM | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  step69 | 07/10/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  catmedia | 07/14/09
RE: Will Chrome endanger Android?  JessicaD42 | 07/21/09

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