There’s already an enormous concern about Google’s Android-powered PCs

In November of final yr, Android Authority first reported on Google’s plans to merge Chrome OS into Android, unifying telephones, tablets, and computer systems with a single working system. In the course of the Snapdragon Summit yesterday, Rick Osterloh (Google’s SVP of Gadgets and Providers) took the stage to additional tease these intentions.

Osterloh mentioned, “Up to now, we’ve all the time had very completely different programs between what we’re constructing on PCs and what we’re constructing on smartphones,” and that Google has “launched into a mission to mix that.” As if that wasn’t clear sufficient, Osterloh additional commented that Google is “constructing collectively a standard technical basis for our merchandise on PCs and desktop computing programs.”

In different phrases, the rumors about Google merging Chrome OS with Android are true, and we’re headed towards a future the place we have now Android-powered PCs. That’s an thrilling factor to consider, particularly with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon saying he’s seen the mission and that “it’s unimaginable.” Nevertheless, not everybody agrees with that sentiment.

There’s a heated dialogue about Google’s Android PC mission on the r/Android subreddit, and upon studying via among the feedback, it’s overwhelmingly apparent that folks share a serious concern about Android-powered PCs: openness.

On the time of writing, the highest touch upon the Reddit thread reads, “Think about a pc, however you possibly can solely set up software program that Google lets you. How revolutionary!” One other remark says, “A closed ecosystem like my telephone on a desktop? No thanks,” whereas one other states, “Take the Free and Open Linux Kernel and construct proprietary BS on prime of it and make it restrictive to the playstore, what a joke!”

The extra you scroll via the thread, the extra feedback like this you discover. One other particular person writes, “Can’t wait to have an Android PC with no sideloading. Actually,” whereas another person says, “PC and closed ecosystem don’t go effectively collectively. It’s like driving a airplane via a street as an alternative of utilizing it to fly, it’s simply silly.”

Though Redditors clearly don’t account for all Android customers, it’s noteworthy simply what number of feedback there are in regards to the sideloading controversy on a publish about the way forward for Android-powered PCs.

After seeing all of the feedback on that Reddit thread, I acquired curious to know what you consider Google’s Android PC mission. Are you optimistic a few future with laptops and desktops powered by Android? Does Google’s deliberate crackdown on sideloaded apps make you anxious about Android PCs? Do you’ve another issues about what Android PCs may appear like?

A world with Android-powered computer systems is an enchanting one to consider, and I’m extraordinarily curious in the event you’re trying ahead to that future, or in the event you can’t get enthusiastic about it due to Google’s feedback final month.

Wherever your head is at, vote within the ballot above and go away a remark beneath.