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How Chrome OS Flex Is About To Save The Planet
With a couple of asterisks of course
Google recently announced that their previous acquisition of Cloudready is now finally re-releasing their product under the famous Google banner. Long story short, Cloudready was an organization that developed a version of the open-source Chrome OS that could be deployed on what was generally considered “unsupported hardware”. Now in 2020, Google x Cloudready are now releasing Chrome OS Flex, otherwise known as Cloudready 2.0. Let’s check out the impacts this new piece of software is going to have on the computing landscape at large!
Old Dog, New Tricks!
If you happen to have an old Windows laptop laying around that is starting to show signs of its age, either by the look and feel of the operating system or the actual performance of the device, Chrome OS Flex could bring new life to your device! With Chrome OS Flex being a lightweight alternative to things such as MacOS or Windows it’s important to note that even on an old and sluggish piece of hardware Chrome OS Flex should in theory give you a huge boost in performance! Meaning you no longer have to send your old device out to the eWaste trash bin and instead you can benefit from a completely revamped UI, potentially endless support (Again, in theory) and an internet ready device that is…
