• c0ber@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    and yes, I know they are both based off Linux.

    maybe pedantic, but macos is actually bsd based. chromeos being based off of actual linux(gentoo) is what has allowed them to slowly open it up to the point where you can actually install regular linux apps on it

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      7 months ago

      slowly open it up to the point where you can actually install regular linux apps on it

      The linux running Chrome OS is completely separated, by design, from the virtual machine that runs linux apps under Chrome OS.