Will most New Google USA Tablets in the Future use Google Chrome OS instead of Android OS?

[froggyboy604]

It is possible that most new Google tablets in the future will be sold in with Google Chrome OS instead of Google Android OS in the US. Most of the better new Chrome OS laptops with touchscreens can run Google Android Apps like Google Play and Android games, dual-boot into Ubuntu Linux after you install Ubuntu onto its storage drive or a SD memory card, and use web apps in Chrome.

Google may discontinue Google Android OS for tablets, and tell companies like Acer and Samsung to install Chrome OS on their newer tablets.

US Schools, workplaces, and older users may more likely buy a Chrome OS tablet than an Android tablet which can become unsupported after a few months because companies like Samsung stop releasing software updates for it. But, Chrome OS updates are released by Google, so you at least get a few years of support and updates until the tablet becomes too old/slow to handle newer versions of Chrome OS, and the Chrome browser.

A lot of USA users are not tech savvy like many users in Asia and Europe where mobile apps maybe more popular with older and poorer users. US users still rely on traditional desktop programs found in Ubuntu Linux or Android, Remote desktop to a Windows PC, and a full desktop web browser with add-ons/extensions and plug-ins like Adobe Flash Player , and features like the bookmark toolbar, and text to voice reader which are not found in the Android version of Google Chrome.

I think most USA users still occasionally need an OS like Chrome OS which has better support for keyboard and mouse, and need to use a lot of programs like MS Word which work best with keyboard and mouse. Users who need good support for Keyboard and mouse may more likely buy a Chrome OS tablet.

 

[テクニカル諏訪子]

I would finally like to see a tablet running a Linux distro with Gnome 3 as its DE out of the box.
Despite the GTK community making efforts to create a touch-friendly desktop environment since 2009, Gnome 3 is still far from optimal on touch screens, because barely anyone is using it on such device.

A lot of USA users are not tech savvy like many users in Asia and Europe where mobile apps maybe more popular with older and poorer users. US users still rely on traditional desktop programs found in Ubuntu Linux or Android, Remote desktop to a Windows PC, and a full desktop web browser with add-ons/extensions and plug-ins like Adobe Flash Player , and features like the bookmark toolbar, and text to voice reader which are not found in the Android version of Google Chrome.

Worth to add that mobile devices are usually popular among underaged people and oldtimers.
It's not uncommon to meet people who have never used a full PC yet.

And it's quite common for schools and physical stores to use iPads in a way (in schools it's often used instead of books, and in stores it can have various reasons to be there depending on the store).

However, PCs and Macs are still the standard in business environments.

 

[froggyboy604]

Worth to add that mobile devices are usually popular among underaged people and oldtimers.
It's not uncommon to meet people who have never used a full PC yet.

And it's quite common for schools and physical stores to use iPads in a way (in schools it's often used instead of books, and in stores it can have various reasons to be there depending on the store).

However, PCs and Macs are still the standard in business environments.

I agree, there are still many underaged people and old timers which mostly use mobile devices. Some old timers may still regularly use a full desktop PCs to print out documents like letters which they typed, or articles from news websites.

I agree iPads are popular in school for reading eBooks, and in stores where people just need to look at a slideshow presentation of a product like food, or to look up a price with a barcode reader which is attached to the tablet.

 

[Danielx64]

One issue going from Android to Chrome OS is that many people will still want to use the same apps that they always have in the past. It like going from Windows to Mac and the other way around.

 

[froggyboy604]

One issue going from Android to Chrome OS is that many people will still want to use the same apps that they always have in the past. It like going from Windows to Mac and the other way around.

Some of the newer Chrome OS PCs like the Acer R11, Asus Flip, Google Pixelbook already have Google Play store for downloading and running Android apps according to Chrome OS Systems Supporting Android Apps - The Chromium Projects

But, Google Play and Android support is not yet as a dedicated Android smartphone or tablet according to reviews I read. Users need a touchscreen to play some touchscreen games like Shadowgun with more advance touch controls where you need to press on two buttons at the same time.