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		guptaneil on July 2, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Browser-based IDE for writing webapps 100% in Java... Good point, that's definitely a valid use. But these browser IDE's have been popping up for the past couple years, long before Chromebooks were announced, which makes me feel like there must some other need or use case that I'm not thinking of.

maxwell on July 2, 2011 | [–]

Eventually, everything will run in the browser.

ams6110 on July 2, 2011 | [–]

ssh and vnc? Is this possible on a Chromebook?

krallja on July 2, 2011 | [–]

Chromebook, in its default configuration, can do limited SSH, but it's designed essentially as a browser.

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