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Google may add Windows 10 dual-boot option to Chromebooks

Google appears to be working on dual-boot support for Chromebooks. XDA-Developers has discovered that Google has been working to support an "alt OS mode" for its Pixelbook laptop for months now. Dubbed "Campfire," an obvious nod to Apple's own Boot Camp feature, Google's dual-boot is rumored to support Windows 10 on Chromebooks.

XDA-Developers claims Google is attempting to pass Microsoft's hardware certification for Windows 10 to allow its Pixelbook to officially run the alternative operating system. References to Microsoft's Windows Hardware Certification Kit have appeared in development builds of Chrome OS, and Google's Campfire work might extend to other new Chromebooks in the future.

Dual-boot support is said to be arriving on the Pixelbook soon, as Google engineers are pushing through multiple changes for Chrome OS to support the new feature.

That makes Google's recent attack ad a little funnier.

Also at Engadget, The Register, 9to5Google, Tom's Hardware, and CNET.

See also: Why cheap Chromebooks running Windows will benefit Google, not you

Related: ChromeOS Gains the Ability to Run Linux Applications
Google's Fuchsia OS Adds Emulator for Debian Linux Applications

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Google may add Windows 10 dual-boot option to Chromebooks" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/13/17682902/google-windows-10-dual-boot-chromebooks-support-campfire
3. "recent attack ad" - https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/30/17632484/google-chromebook-ad-windows-mac-viruses
4. "Engadget" - https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/12/google-chromebook-windows-10-booting-support-leak/
5. "The Register" - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/13/windows_is_coming_to_chromebooks_with_googles_blessing/
6. "9to5Google" - https://9to5google.com/2018/08/13/google-chromebook-windows-10-dual-boot-support-campfire/
7. "Tom's Hardware" - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-chromebooks-windows-10-dual-boot,37593.html
8. "CNET" - https://www.cnet.com/news/your-next-chromebook-could-dual-boot-windows-10/
9. "Why cheap Chromebooks running Windows will benefit Google, not you" - https://www.pcworld.com/article/3297079/chromebooks/google-chromebooks-campfire-windows-10-bad.html
10. "ChromeOS Gains the Ability to Run Linux Applications" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/09/1424242
11. "Google's Fuchsia OS Adds Emulator for Debian Linux Applications" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/06/21/1554222
12. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=28414

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