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FydeOS is a great way to give new life to old hardware.
If you like ChromeOS, you'll enjoy FydeOS.
FydeOS is free and can be installed on laptops and desktops alike.
ChromeOS is the operating system that powers Chromebooks. It's simple, it's useful, and it runs on machines that Windows would cripple. Having ChromeOS for standard PCs would mean that average users could install the OS, bring those old machines back to life, and enjoy a Chromebook experience without having to purchase a Chromebook.
FydeOS is a Linux-based OS that looks and feels just like ChromeOS, down to the Material Me design. It includes background updates (so you don't have to worry about remembering to update), seamlessly supports web, Android, and Linux apps, boots in 8 seconds, uses read-only access and "virus armour" for hardened security, FydeOS AI that seamlessly integrates with the OS, and it's free.
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