Author of the story here. Chromebook manufacturers tend to also be Windows OEMs - HP, Samsung, Toshiba, ASUS, Acer. So saying Chromebooks are excelling at the e

Author of the story here. Chromebook manufacturers tend to also be Windows OEMs - HP, Samsung, Toshiba, ASUS, Acer. So saying Chromebooks are excelling at the expense of Windows is useless, since the manufacturers are not feeling that. In fact, HP found strong gains year-over-year, and that's just in terms of unit sales; if they sold a high mix of their high-end machines, they could be doing even better. Also, I did mention that Apple was likely affected by the stagnant Mac line. But the fact is that a lot of people buying computing equipment for school, a situation when waiting for a new Mac may not be an option, chose to buy Chromebooks while many fewer chose Macs. The headline may go a bit far, but the numbers don't lie.