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In october 2015: http://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-would-like-to-se...

> we'll actually see a real ARM (well, preferably ARM64) machine one of these days that you can actually develop on, rather than treat just as a development target. The Rasberry PI's, Beagleboards etc are all fun, and all the cellphones and Chromebooks are clearly selling well, but as a developer I feel something is still missing in the market

I don't know why he keeps saying different things on about every occasion.


>I don't know why he keeps saying different things on about every occasion.

Only he doesn't (say different things) here. He's talking about the Chromebook as a computer -- he couldn't care less about the Chromebook concept itself and the underlying OS for himself. But he likes the hardware. He himself runs a Chromebook now (used to have a Macbook Air 2-3 years ago), but with the OS wiped and regular Linux installed.

But when it comes to Linux adoption in general, he sees Chromebooks as a positive development.




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