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For example, new college students that had used Chrome OS at high school and families who wanted the robustness Chrome OS offers are looking for machines that a
by joezydeco 8y ago
For example, new college students that had used Chrome OS at high school and families who wanted the robustness Chrome OS offers are looking for machines that are more attractive, use better materials, and are a bit faster and more powerful. The $600 machines fit that role
That's really the takeaway here. GSuite has gotten its hooks deep into elementary/secondary education and now that's starting to sweep into the college market.
Families also shop for new laptops around the holidays, and they'll want something that dovetails with the work kids are doing at school. If the choice is an iOS or Chrome device, the choice becomes a lot easier when they're nearly the same price.
- justadudeama 8y agoI am sure a non-trivial reason for this is every Middle School, High School, and College I have ever heard of in my area the emails are g-suite, and they all have unlimited google storage. Almost everyone I know uses Google Docs when it comes to sharing papers, and many it is their primary editor. I see why chomebooks are popular if everything else in your school is g-suite.
- joezydeco 8y agoA lot of schools also have legacy PCs that are not Chromebooks, and GSuite runs on these as well.