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Meet Chrome OS Flex, Google's new weapon for desktop domination

Computerworld Vertical IT

Back when it launched in 2010 , Chrome OS truly was just a browser in a box — a dead-simple operating system designed to act as a portal to the web and not much more. The software had no desktop, no task bar, and barely even anything in the way of settings.

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Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’

The Verge

Apple knows that iMessage’s blue bubbles are a big barrier to people switching to Android, which is why the service has never appeared on Google’s mobile operating system. Notably, these include its video chat service FaceTime, which Steve Jobs announced would be an open industry standard back at WWDC 2010.

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The Internet Archive is now preserving Flash games and animations

The Verge

The Internet Archive — the non-profit digital library known for the Wayback Machine — announced that it will now preserve Flash animations and games , ahead of Adobe’s planned demise for the defunct web software at the end of 2020. In the years following, Adobe decided to end support for Flash on mobile.

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iDOS 2 emulator gets App Store takedown notice

The Verge

Apple may be removing iDOS 2 , a popular (or, at the very least, popular for a DOS emulator designed to run decades-old software and games) emulation app that allows users to run DOS games and software on Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. on an iPad) may have caused Apple’s change of heart.

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CBS All Access will stop working on older Apple TVs when Paramount Plus launches

The Verge

The second-gen Apple TV is over a decade old (it launched in 2010), while the third-generation version was released in 2012, so it’s understandable that we’re starting to see a wave of deprecated apps. YouTube announced that it will drop support starting next month, while HBO dropped the aging streaming boxes last year.

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Epic expands app store fight even further with new legal claim against Google in Australia

The Verge

The claim accuses Google of “anti-competitive conduct breaches the Australian Consumer Law” and also accuses the search giant of violating the country’s Competition and Consumer Act of 2010. We believe consumers have the right to install apps from sources of their choosing.”. The barriers Google places on Android OS are real,” Sweeney adds.

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Microsoft’s current AI dominance is thrilling the company’s diehard fans

Vox

Back in 1995, Microsoft’s new operating systems were a big deal. Released in 2010 at a cost of billions , the Windows Phone was a relative latecomer to the market and never really caught on. Microsoft is an enterprise or business services provider, such as Office productivity and server software and cloud computing.