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Google is Working on a Fix For Laggy Tablet Mode on Chrome OS Devices (9to5google.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Chrome OS was originally a laptop platform, but slowly it's being reworked for tablet form factors. However, as that goes on, there have been some hiccups. Most recently, many have noted the poor performance of tablet mode especially on Chrome OS products like the Pixel Slate, but it seems a fix for that lag is incoming. If you tuned into any hands-on or review coverage of Google's Pixel Slate, you're likely familiar with the performance issues many have described. In tablet mode, Chrome OS has a lot of issues with lag. This is especially evident in the multitasking screen, and it seems that is the first thing Google is looking at to fix these problems. ChromeUnboxed notes a recent bug tracker which reveals how Google plans to start fixing Chrome OS tablet mode lag in the multitasking screen. Somewhat hilariously, it seems a big reason for the poor frame rates in the animations on this screen actually comes down to how the OS renders the rounded corners on this screen.
I long for the days when technology vendors had QA departments and shipping products only had outlier bugs. Too bad consumers have decided that paying to beta test is fine. /oldmanrant
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The only question I have about ChromeOS is why? I admit, I still don't understand the purpose of the OS at all. Sure, some people spend a lot of time online, but are there really people who do everything computer-related with a browser? And, even so, isn't Android with a browser basically ChromeOS? What is even the point in buying a laptop that inherently does less than a normal one, that costs about the same, and that locks you into a platform where everyone else owns all your data?
Is there something I'm missing?