<story><title>Google Play Store and “over a million apps” could be headed to Chrome OS</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/it-looks-like-the-google-play-store-is-headed-to-chrome-os/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>baldfat</author><text>Chrome books are the best college laptops for the vast majority of students. The ability to have a ton of apps and then have the Microsoft suite on an App could really over come a few hiccups which is normally based on professors&amp;#x27; issue of only using Word.&lt;p&gt;THE ONE ISSUE is Printing. I have to help my daughter setting up cloud printing all the time</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>WayneBro</author><text>&amp;gt; Chrome books are the best college laptops for the vast majority of students.&lt;p&gt;If they&amp;#x27;re not the best laptop for everybody outside of college, then they&amp;#x27;re not the best laptop for college students IMO. I wouldn&amp;#x27;t want my kids learning on something that next to nobody uses.&lt;p&gt;- How are graphics arts students supposed to learn how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and other programs that professionals actually use in the real world?&lt;p&gt;- How are CS students supposed to learn how to use the plethora of tools that don&amp;#x27;t run in ChromeOS?&lt;p&gt;- How are business students supposed to learn how to use the full Office suite, which most of the rest of the world is using on Windows or even OS X?&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;ton&amp;quot; of apps is kind of a moot point since Windows and Mac both also have a ton of apps.&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t get your other point - you want to avoid issues with Word by using the &amp;quot;Microsoft suite on an App&amp;quot; (which presumably includes Word)?&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; THE ONE ISSUE is Printing.&lt;p&gt;There is way more than just that one issue I think, if we&amp;#x27;re going to be completely objective here.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google Play Store and “over a million apps” could be headed to Chrome OS</title><url>http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/it-looks-like-the-google-play-store-is-headed-to-chrome-os/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>baldfat</author><text>Chrome books are the best college laptops for the vast majority of students. The ability to have a ton of apps and then have the Microsoft suite on an App could really over come a few hiccups which is normally based on professors&amp;#x27; issue of only using Word.&lt;p&gt;THE ONE ISSUE is Printing. I have to help my daughter setting up cloud printing all the time</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mark_l_watson</author><text>As a computer scientist, it is embarrassing to admit this, but I have given up on wireless printing. My wife and I now physically walk to the printer and plug in via a USB cable.</text></comment>