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Do users really need Windows applications in Chrome OS?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 7, 2014

Am I the only one that views running Windows applications in Chrome OS with a dubious eye? I thought one of the big selling points of Chrome OS was that it was a lightweight operating system that freed people from the headaches associated with running Windows? So it seems self-defeating to me to even want to install Wine in Chrome OS.

It seems to me that at some point a user who stops using Windows as their main operating system also has to eventually cut the cord tethering them to Windows applications.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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