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		rm999 on Nov 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The new Acer Chromebook Why not use a macbook air with ssh? Is it just because these are cheaper?

jrockway on Nov 13, 2012 [–]

Chromebooks use a trusted boot path which makes the devices more difficult to tamper with, even for someone with physical access. (Remember http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china...)

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