One of the biggest stories out of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui isn’t just about Qualcomm — it’s how Google is finally merging Android and ChromeOS to create a new operating system for computers. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed that it’s finally happening, and now, a Google exec has revealed when it’s happening, too.
It’s “something we’re super excited about for next year,” said Google’s Sameer Samat, head of Android Ecosystem, at the tail end of Qualcomm’s announcement keynote.
No, I’m not excited at all
Didn’t they just announce a program where they won’t let you install any additional apps that aren’t certified by their developer program?
Who on Earth is going to buy an Android computer where you can’t deploy/develop applications unless it’s either an app built by a certified developer or the user of the device becomes a certified developer.
Schools and maybe companies will probably buy them. In fact if Chromebooks are discontinued (or if they were, which I think happened, I’m not sure) this is probably the replacement for them.
But yes, I agree, having no way to run unsigned programs at all is really crazy to me.
I can tell you from personal experience there are still times where you have to run an unsigned application even in a closed IT space like the use case of Chromebooks.
No unsigned apps is gonna be a really hard sell, even Mac OS computers aren’t that locked down.