Apple is hugely concerned about low cost Chromebooks eating the educational market, but it's because they want them to be using iPads not Macs. Releasing the $

Apple is hugely concerned about low cost Chromebooks eating the educational market, but it's because they want them to be using iPads not Macs. Releasing the $329 dollar 2017 iPad was a direct response to Chromebooks in the educational market. It was actually a rather unusual product for Apple. It replaced the iPad Air 2 and did have a newer processor, but saved on cost by being thicker than the Air 2 and lacking a laminated screen. For reference, the Air 2 was the first iPad to have a laminated screen and the current iPad Pro models still do.