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Forget specs, lets talk about software: The MacBook air is a real computer. You can compile your code on it. IT has an operating system. You can play games.
by nirvana 14y ago
Forget specs, lets talk about software: The MacBook air is a real computer. You can compile your code on it. IT has an operating system. You can play games.
The pixel is just a web browser.
The correct thing to make the comparison to is the iPad, but even the iPad is more functional, since it can run apps that aren't browsers.
From a usability viewpoint, the pixel is kinda laughable... it's so arbitrarily limited, it isn't even really usable unless you're on a network.
- myko 14y ago> From a usability viewpoint, the pixel is kinda laughable... it's so arbitrarily limited, it isn't even really usable unless you're on a network. Stated by someone who obviously hasn't used Chrome OS. Also, it's trivial for a developer or semi-technical user to install Crouton and setup a build environment or whatever else.