Given that ASUS manufactures this device, what Google has provided here is the software. The main thing they&#x27;ve contributed here is the name of the piece, being &#x27;Chromebit&#x27; for &#x27;Chrome OS.&#x27; Perhaps the original commenter was stating that he would rather see an &#x27;Android bit&#x27;.<p>As for the cost, it&#x27;s possible to get Android phones in the $20 range from a cellphone boutique store without a contract.<p>More to my point, I would never buy one of these.