Chrome OS Arrives On the iPad — No, Seriously! 325
Thinkcloud writes "A user named Hexxeh has posted a video online of the iPad running Google's upcoming Chrome OS. Hexxeh was able to put Chrome OS on an iPad because the open source code for the operating system is available in its Chromium state, but it's not necessarily true that Apple will allow iPads to run other operating systems going forward. That's typically not a level of openness found in the Apple playbook. Nevertheless, it's worth considering what it might mean to have a robust OS like Apple's on the same tablet as one that runs a cutting-edge operating system like Chrome OS. Why wouldn't users love that?"
Re:Can't RTFA at work. Question: (Score:3, Funny)
Flippin'....::slaps self::
Does it say if it runs better than the version of iOS that comes with the iPad?
Re:A Robust OS like Apple's??? (Score:2, Funny)
Yea, cause printing is something you would never want to do from a computer. We should inform Apple that way they don't implement it in 4.2. They seem to be working on it for nothing.
Although you are right. A "feature" (LMAO at printing being a "feature") does fit into the "infrequently-used" category when it is not even present.
Re:Idiotic Summary (Score:3, Funny)
What about the encrypted firmware on iPods? Now you can't run Rockbox...
Yeah, they added a hardware hash to the database, but that doesn't actually stop you from installing a different OS on the device, you just have to give up using iTunes for it or break the encryption (potentially illegal depending upon jurisdiction).