Chrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems
Surprisingly quietly, in the middle of Apples WWDC, Googles ChromeOS team has made a rather massive announcement that seems to be staying a bit under the radar. Google is announcing today that it is replacing many of ChromeOS current relatively standard Linux-based subsystems with the comparable subsystems from Android.
Source: Chrome OS switching to the Android Linux kernel and related Android subsystems - OSnews
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