Unpopular opinion: Google shouldn’t build Aluminum OS

The Android side of the internet is abuzz with rumors around Google’s Aluminum OS, which is expected to replace ChromeOS on low-power laptops. That sounds like an incredible idea since Google hasn’t had its own real computer software in forever — no, ChromeOS doesn’t count for real work — and has relied on Windows (and now even Mac) for interoperability between Android phones/tablets and other platforms.

When Google is putting in so much effort to make Android…