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  • alpha64 - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Google has a list of Chrome devices that will support Android apps here:

    https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromi...

    https colin slash slash sites dot google dot com slash a slash chromium dot org slash dev slash chromeium-os slash chrome-os-systems-supporting-android-apps
  • mkozakewich - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    New idea for a horror film:
    "HTTP Colin Slash Slash!"
  • LVKen7 - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    I seldom understand what Google does - where is a good place to go to UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER? Do you know? Thanks
  • SpartanJet - Monday, September 26, 2016 - link

    Google does everything it can to collect data and information to you so it can turn around and sell that information. Everything it does is to make a profit off you.
  • Anton Shilov - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Thank you, the story has been updated.
  • pixelstuff - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    In your last section, are those forward slashes or back slashes?

    You should have been more specific there. ;-)
  • alpha64 - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    In my experience, unprefixed slashes are always forward ;-)
  • Solandri - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Except in DOS / Windows where they're assumed to be backslashes.

    http://www.howtogeek.com/181774/why-windows-uses-b...
  • Flunk - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Sounds like more evidence of Chrome OS being folded in to Android.
  • R.M.P. - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Actually, you must select a Chrome OS setting that enables/disable Play Store apps under Chrome OS. Your semantics imply something that isn't consistent with current reality.
  • LVKen7 - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    What will it be Chrome OS or Android OS
    does anybody know?
  • jabber - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    This is taking soooo long.
  • lilmoe - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    It took Microsoft ~6 years to build a "merged" OS. Lets see how long it takes Google.
  • Murloc - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    and it's not really merged either, they have UWP but the OSes are different from each other. Only the apps are in common.
  • JudasGoat - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    Will be interesting to compare the 2 Chromebooks selected for the google play update. Will Intel thrive in Android apps, or will the Rockchip's ARM support in Android be too much to overcome?
  • SquarePeg - Saturday, September 24, 2016 - link

    According to Android Police this is a precursor move to a more complete merger of Chrome OS and Android. This new merged OS is to be called Andromeda and will be revealed/discussed on Oct 4 at the scheduled Google event. I was just reading the story about it before coming over here to Anandtech to see what your write up contained.
  • Meteor2 - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    That's interesting. My impression was that Google is moving away from packaged/downloadable apps to web apps in the browser for everything:

    https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps...

    Looks Google is pursuing both approaches to wait and see what sticks. Either way, *Chrome* apps have had it.
  • SquarePeg - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    Thanks for the link, it was an interesting read. What I got out of it was that Chrome apps both packaged and hosted are being fazed out for the Chrome browser but not for Chrome OS. It appears Google is pushing web developers to make their current Chrome "apps" more browser agnostic by building the apps functionality into the developers web platform. I don't believe this has a lot to do with Chrome OS though as they specifically state that Chrome OS apps will be supported and maintained for the foreseeable future. Google certainly has something up their sleeve. The possible merger of Chrome OS and Android makes sense when you add in all the information that was released last month about Project Fuchsia.

    http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/08/12/google-dev...

    It certainly would be a welcome change for Android to take on some of Chrome OS's traits like automatic updates directly from Google. On the Chrome OS side of things being able to run native apps is the big game changer that has been needed since Chrome OS was first released. Chromebooks are the fastest growing segment of the PC market and one of the few bright spots left in an otherwise declining market. Chromebooks sails recently overtook Mac OS computer sails and it seems to me that Google is going to try to make a push for a considerable chunk of Windows sales too. It'll won't replace my Windows gaming desktop anytime soon but for everything else, yes it could.
  • shabby - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    Shirley not on mobile.
  • LVKen7 - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    I seldom understand what Google does - where is a good place to go to UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER? Do you know? Thanks
  • fanofanand - Monday, September 26, 2016 - link

    Google mines your data, and sells it. They host web searches, and then a bunch of black site secret projects. If that isn't good enough for you, stop being lazy and google "What does Google do". If you were able to find Anandtech you certainly can type in a search.
  • mercutio - Sunday, September 25, 2016 - link

    looks like acer c720 is missing, as one of the most popular chromebooks!
  • Wolfpup - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link

    So obviously being able to run android programs on ChromeOS makes it more like a real PC...BUT I'm wondering about security. Literally the ONLY interest I have in ChromeOS is potentially as a web browsing device for a relative...but if it can run third party programs, then I might as well just buy them a Windows PC or Macintosh, which will be higher end/cheaper, and have way, WAY more useful programs...

    So...hmm...

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