004 The Future of Google’s Android and your Productivity – ProductivityCast

After our discussion on “Second Screen Productivity” (Episode 003), Augusto and Ray were discussing off-mic about the future of Google's Android and its proliferation around the globe on most mobile devices in use today. We decided to have a high-level discussion (let's plainly call it what it is, pontificating) about the current state of Google’s mobile operating system and how its changes (along with other operating systems) affect users’ productivity. Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to discuss this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Show Notes Resources we mention, including links to them will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Android OS ChromeOS / Chromium OS ChromeBit (on Amazon) G Suite for Education (a/k/a Google for Education) Chromebook (List of Android App-Supported devices, including non-touchscreen) Chromebox Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Lenovo Yoga Book Free Software Samsung DeX Dock (turn your Samsung Galaxy S8 phone into a desktop computer) #iPadOnly Internet of Things Raw Text Transcript 0:00:00.000,0:00:04.110 are you ready to manage your work and 0:00:02.159,0:00:06.000 personal world better to live a more 0:00:04.110,0:00:07.109 fulfilling productive life then you've 0:00:06.000,0:00:09.809 come to the right place 0:00:07.109,0:00:12.509 welcome to productivity cast the weekly 0:00:09.809,0:00:14.969 show about all things productivity here 0:00:12.509,0:00:18.210 are your hosts Ray Sidney-Smith and 0:00:14.969,0:00:20.340 Augusto Pinaud welcome everybody to 0:00:18.210,0:00:22.350 another episode of productivity cast the 0:00:20.340,0:00:23.070 weekly show about all things personal 0:00:22.350,0:00:25.500 productivity 0:00:23.070,0:00:27.300 I'm your host Ray Sidney-Smith and I'm 0:00:25.500,0:00:29.640 here with Augusto Pinaud good 0:00:27.300,0:00:32.759 morning we're gonna kick into this show 0:00:29.640,0:00:34.079 with an interesting topic I think or at 0:00:32.759,0:00:35.370 least I believe it was Augusto and I both 0:00:34.079,0:00:37.020 believe this is an interesting topic 0:00:35.370,0:00:42.090 because we decided to talk about it 0:00:37.020,0:00:44.879 and so the the mixing and sort of 0:00:42.090,0:00:47.660 interesting current situation with 0:00:44.879,0:00:50.640 regard to Google's operating systems 0:00:47.660,0:00:52.230 those of you out there who are in the 0:00:50.640,0:00:55.230 know you know what I'm talking about for 0:00:52.230,0:00:57.600 those of you who don't know Google has 0:00:55.230,0:00:58.890 basically they have several operating 0:00:57.600,0:01:03.449 systems that they're currently in 0:00:58.890,0:01:06.330 development with and you know the most 0:01:03.449,0:01:08.880 popularly Android the Google owned 0:01:06.330,0:01:10.860 operating system they've owned for 0:01:08.880,0:01:12.299 several for many years now and it runs 0:01:10.860,0:01:17.369 you know most of the phones in the world 0:01:12.299,0:01:21.720 and and then there is Google's Chrome OS 0:01:17.369,0:01:24.330 and Chrome OS is the operating system 0:01:21.720,0:01:27.810 that runs the Chromebooks the laptops as 0:01:24.330,0:01:31.110 well as the little mini you know devices 0:01:27.810,0:01:33.150 that they have and they have these these 0:01:31.110,0:01:34.829 things that are we're going to come out 0:01:33.150,0:01:35.729 call the chrome sticks or whatever they 0:01:34.829,0:01:37.680 were called but they were basically 0:01:35.729,0:01:40.200 little they look like a you know an 0:01:37.680,0:01:42.060 Amazon fire stick or basically a really 0:01:40.200,0:01:44.220 big thumb drive and you'd stick it into 0:01:42.060,0:01:48.479 a monitor and it would turn it into a 0:01:44.220,0:01:50.729 computer and they plan on you know 0:01:48.479,0:01:53.340 obviously putting the Chrome OS on many 0:01:50.729,0:01:57.509 other devices and so that's Chrome OS 0:01:53.340,0:01:59.909 and of course there have been many media 0:01:57.509,0:02:02.820 leaks about this idea of Google 0:01:59.909,0:02:04.890 currently in development of a new 0:02:02.820,0:02:07.049 operating system and so we wanted to 0:02:04.890,0:02:08.610 talk about what that really meant and 0:02:07.049,0:02:12.480 what would the what the future of 0:02:08.610,0:02:13.430 potentially an Android Chrome OS merge 0:02:12.480,0:02:15.260 or 0:02:13.430,0:02:18.110 really where the future of androids 0:02:15.260,0:02:19.760 operating systems go and that really has 0:02:18.110,0:02:21.290 a lot of effect on our personal 0:02:19.760,0:02:23.180 productivity as we said in the last 0:02:21.290,0:02:25.069 episode because you know you have to 0:02:23.180,0:02:26.959 decide on what you're gonna learn and 0:02:25.069,0:02:28.670 how much you're gonna utilize your 0:02:26.959,0:02:31.099 systems and when you have multiple 0:02:28.670,0:02:35.750 operating systems that can sometimes be 0:02:31.099,0:02:38.060 a drag on the system so of these two you 0:02:35.750,0:02:39.890 you have brought up the topic originally 0:02:38.060,0:02:43.220 and so I'm curious about what your 0:02:39.890,0:02:45.319 initial thoughts were about this as the 0:02:43.220,0:02:49.930 people as ever you know find me before 0:02:45.319,0:02:53.980 this episode knows I been an iPad only 0:02:49.930,0:02:57.170 for many years now and actually from 0:02:53.980,0:03:01.030 2011 and one of the arguments I've been 0:02:57.170,0:03:05.239 making about high but only is that for 0:03:01.030,0:03:08.689 most people they don't need are really 0:03:05.239,0:03:11.299 or what we know as a full computer okay 0:03:08.689,0:03:14.329 most people really what they need is a 0:03:11.299,0:03:17.629 good browser and and a couple of basic 0:03:14.329,0:03:21.260 things and cost wise you know the cost 0:03:17.629,0:03:24.019 of a machine has really go significantly 0:03:21.260,0:03:26.620 down and you can keep a much better 0:03:24.019,0:03:29.389 machine than your old PC that will do 0:03:26.620,0:03:32.269 everything and more of what you need 0:03:29.389,0:03:34.730 getting a different solution you know in 0:03:32.269,0:03:38.780 my case I pick iOS 0:03:34.730,0:03:41.659 I like iOS but if you pick iOS you know 0:03:38.780,0:03:43.790 Android will work you know chrome will 0:03:41.659,0:03:47.780 work and now that they are both you know 0:03:43.790,0:03:50.019 somehow happily merging it's going to 0:03:47.780,0:03:53.989 end up with a you know is a powerful 0:03:50.019,0:03:56.599 marriage of those two and for many 0:03:53.989,0:03:59.720 people people continue thinking oh well 0:03:56.599,0:04:02.359 it is if it's going to be for work or 0:03:59.720,0:04:05.599 I'm going to be working you need to have 0:04:02.359,0:04:09.319 a PC or you need to have a Mac and the 0:04:05.599,0:04:12.949 reality these days is that that horizon 0:04:09.319,0:04:16.430 it's a lot more broader you know you you 0:04:12.949,0:04:20.630 really have your PC's you really have 0:04:16.430,0:04:22.580 their Macs and then you have iOS Android 0:04:20.630,0:04:25.759 / Chrome 0:04:22.580,0:04:28.120 as your full operating system and as a 0:04:25.759,0:04:31.250 machine that can really do everything 0:04:28.120,0:04:33.710 that you need and everything that at 0:04:31.250,0:04:35.259 least most people need yes there is 0:04:33.710,0:04:40.069 going to be the people who need 0:04:35.259,0:04:46.419 something specific but for most people 0:04:40.069,0:04:49.599 on iOS or a Chromebook it's plenty and I 0:04:46.419,0:04:56.659 what people don't you know I was 0:04:49.599,0:05:02.000 recently upgrade my my iOS to a twelve 0:04:56.659,0:05:03.800 point nine inches high but is huge no 0:05:02.000,0:05:06.889 question about it and that was part of 0:05:03.800,0:05:10.009 my idea get that huge thing and I 0:05:06.889,0:05:11.810 somebody asked me I don't understand why 0:05:10.009,0:05:14.779 you're basically spending the same 0:05:11.810,0:05:17.750 amount of money that you could spend on 0:05:14.779,0:05:21.020 a Mac but you are getting an iPad that 0:05:17.750,0:05:24.319 doesn't make any sense to me and that's 0:05:21.020,0:05:25.789 a lot of what I found when I talk about 0:05:24.319,0:05:30.139 technology same thing with the 0:05:25.789,0:05:34.190 Chromebooks people have not yet come to 0:05:30.139,0:05:38.509 see that these platforms are complete 0:05:34.190,0:05:41.089 and fully capable to be not only a 0:05:38.509,0:05:43.400 substitute for for what you have but in 0:05:41.089,0:05:46.219 many cases they're really even better 0:05:43.400,0:05:50.680 that what you can do for the kind of 0:05:46.219,0:05:53.120 things you do on a regular PC or a Mac 0:05:50.680,0:05:56.089 same thing with the Chromebooks you know 0:05:53.120,0:06:00.979 when you go and get a Chromebook you can 0:05:56.089,0:06:04.909 do so much with them you know with 0:06:00.979,0:06:08.900 really such smooth if you get that same 0:06:04.909,0:06:09.379 price point and then go for a PC it's 0:06:08.900,0:06:12.949 true 0:06:09.379,0:06:16.279 you can find you know computers PC 0:06:12.949,0:06:18.830 compatible for the same $200 what you 0:06:16.279,0:06:21.849 don't understand is that you are getting 0:06:18.830,0:06:24.919 five years ago technology instead of 0:06:21.849,0:06:28.509 2017 technology you are getting a 0:06:24.919,0:06:32.270 computer that Wilbur Lee runs Windows 0:06:28.509,0:06:34.909 versus a computer that will keep being 0:06:32.270,0:06:36.020 fast and effective that is the reason 0:06:34.909,0:06:40.190 it's a fascinating 0:06:36.020,0:06:43.240 shopping for me and it is still quite 0:06:40.190,0:06:45.669 interesting for me to see how many 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