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Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? It seems like some of the value lies in the hardware/software integration, an

Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? It seems like some of the value lies in the hardware/software integration, and those machines are going to ship with locked-down bootloaders. Otherwise, I agree that the community aspect does differentiate it from past legacy products like Win2K.

modeless 16y ago
> Will Google allow you to install a patched version on a native Chrome OS notebook? The answer is an unqualified yes. According to Google, jailbreak mode is a feature of Chrome OS hardware. On the Cr-48, it requires flipping a small switch under the battery.
- dochtman 16y ago
  If it's a hardware feature, who knows what the other hardware vendors will do with that?
  - modeless 16y ago
    You don't have to buy that hardware. The point is Google is all in favor of you having control.