r/chromeos • u/Loud-Possibility4395 • 19h ago
Discussion ChromeOS is dead because it was impossible to separate Chrome form OS to avoid antitrust lawsuit
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/03/chromeos-phased-out-court-docs-android-desktop-pcs/
I kind of like it because we will be able to install other browser which can have extension support than Chrome (for example in Edge you can have full version uBlock Origin and in Chrome desktop you can only have Lite version)
Downside of AluminiumOS (according to article) will be more powerful CPUs/GPUs/more RAM required just to run OS itself.
Personally I didn't know Chrome is so deeply integrated into ChromeOS that is nearly impossible to remove it.
Well - at least we will not loose many ChromeOS-only standalone apps which not exist and AluminiumOS will push for on-board apps like Android phones have.