Chrome OS Flex: could be a great way to put old computers to use
I really liked Google’s idea of launching Chrome OS Flex for any computer, and I also think it comes at a very interesting time, when the pandemic has encouraged a lot of people to buy new equipment, meaning that many households now have old/spare computers, in many cases gathering dust.
I’m one of those people: my computers get a lot of wear and tear, and as a result, I usually change them as soon as I notice any kind of issue, or when a new model comes out that offers better performance. Given the proverbial longevity of Macs, there are many more computers than people, and although some of them are for specific functions, most are just stored away in a cupboard.
Chrome OS has been around and being improved for a long time, and provides many cloud-centric functionalities to any computer, even relatively elderly ones. Therefore, the Flex operating system is a solution for putting them to good use without the hassle of having to instal Linux, which still frightens the less-technically savvy.
In short, an interesting move, and one that gives Chrome OS many more possibilities than offered by the Chromebook, which has proved reasonably popular, particularly in environments such as academia, but is far from most people’s first choice of computer.
I’ll give it a test drive and let you know….
(En español, aquí)
