Chromebooks dual-booting Windows 10 is a terrible idea

by xper · Published August 14, 2018 · Updated June 13, 2019

After years of being ignored, if not ridiculed, Chromebooks are slowly becoming more interesting and more appealing. Chrome OS, combined with Android and Linux, is transforming into a platform that can make both Microsoft and Apple worry. All of that, however, might be for naught.

Because come October, Chromebooks might be declared dead or at least on their way to becoming pointless. And that will be thanks to an admittedly appealing feature that will be introduced by none other than Google itself.

The Interwebs was suddenly on fire when XDA reported seeing signs of an upcoming feature on Chrome OS called “Campfire”, inspired by Apple’s “Boot Camp”, that would allow users to install Windows 10 side by side Chrome OS on Chromebooks.

According to the theory, that feature would be coming on the next Google Pixelbook, expected in October, as well as other higher end Chromebooks.