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Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

wired.comKeep Your Old Laptop Alive by Installing ChromeOS FlexGoogle offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer.

28/9/25, 11:35 am22 reposts159 likes

@motheramanita.bsky.social

A great way to give ownership of your machine to the big tech surveillance shitshow. Or, you know, you could just try out Bazzite, Mint, Ubuntu, Cachy, Pop!OS...

@jaynielsen.com

No mention of the dozens of other privacy respecting alternatives that predate this distribution.

dobby-san.bsky.social

@dobby-san.bsky.social

Or you could use Linux...

@robpadley.bsky.social

No thanks

orangejuliusesq.bsky.social

@orangejuliusesq.bsky.social

Just straight up “use this product” as an article - great work guys

dobby-san.bsky.social

@dobby-san.bsky.social

Canucker🇨🇦

@thedude-iam.bsky.social

But it’s Google….

@trinesquare.bsky.social

Gandalf: "They are not all accounted for, the lost Seeing Stones. We do not know who else may be watching

hivernage.bsky.social

@hivernage.bsky.social

This sounds like a great solution for most users

Alastair #FBPE 🇪🇺🇵🇸 🇺🇦🇨🇦

@alastairh4h.bsky.social

Google 🤣 FFS.

@demare.bsky.social

But does it phone home?