The problem with this new trend of cloud-based services is loss of control.
The problem with this new trend of cloud-based services is loss of control. Sure, Chrome (and ChromeOS), much like Android, are native to your particular system, but they're controlled from the server. You can't turn off updates or refuse features without losing functionality of the developer decides to hamstring your version.
This isn't a bad situation when security is the only consideration, but when special interests start dictating how your software should function it can easily force you into a situation you may not like.
Luckily competition can take advantage of these restrictions by offering an unrestricted option which may benefit smaller struggling operations, such as, in this case, Firefox or Opera.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-57-permanently-enabled-drm,33527.html?_utm_source=1-2-2
This isn't a bad situation when security is the only consideration, but when special interests start dictating how your software should function it can easily force you into a situation you may not like.
Luckily competition can take advantage of these restrictions by offering an unrestricted option which may benefit smaller struggling operations, such as, in this case, Firefox or Opera.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-57-permanently-enabled-drm,33527.html?_utm_source=1-2-2
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