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Google wants everyone using Chromebooks instead of Windows laptops. Because almost no one uses Chromebooks except Google employees, so far their strategy invol

by Shorel 5y ago

Google wants everyone using Chromebooks instead of Windows laptops. Because almost no one uses Chromebooks except Google employees, so far their strategy involves contracting all the developers they can.

mmiyer 5y ago
Chromebooks are very popular in education.
Guidii 5y ago
| no one uses Chromebooks except Google employees There were ~30M Chromebooks sold in 2020[1]. I think many of those were sold to non-googlers. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/749890/worldwide-chromebook-unit-shipments/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/749890/worldwide-chromeb...
- pjmlp 5y ago
  Shipments doesn't mean being sold. Some of those landed here in German stores, where they usually get reduced every couple of weeks until finally someone buys them.
  - fauigerzigerk 5y ago
    In the current situation I wouldn't be too surprised if prices for these Chromebooks went up tenfold with queues forming at the stores from midnight every night - everyone in the queue working for some auto maker desperate to get their hands on some (ANY!) electronics parts ;-)
mattlondon 5y ago
They are huge in education, and I am guessing they are seeing the new hybrid work world as a huge new avenue where people might want a simple/easy/disposable laptop to give employees for working remotely.
- pjmlp 5y ago
  US education system yes, everywhere else not much. Here in Germany they tend to stay on some corner being increasingly reduced until someone finally buys them.
KirillPanov 5y ago
If they wanted Chromebooks to succeed they should let you use one of them without giving it your telephone number. Seriously, try using a Chromebook in anything other than the crippled "guest mode" without giving it your telephone number, a telephone-number-linked gmail account, or jailbreaking it. You can't (unless it's part of a corporate/education site bulk purchase). Completely moronic policy decision.

by Shorel 5y ago

mmiyer 5y ago

Chromebooks are very popular in education.

Guidii 5y ago

| no one uses Chromebooks except Google employees There were ~30M Chromebooks sold in 2020[1]. I think many of those were sold to non-googlers. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/749890/worldwide-chromebook-unit-shipments/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/749890/worldwide-chromeb...

pjmlp 5y ago
Shipments doesn't mean being sold. Some of those landed here in German stores, where they usually get reduced every couple of weeks until finally someone buys them.
- fauigerzigerk 5y ago
  In the current situation I wouldn't be too surprised if prices for these Chromebooks went up tenfold with queues forming at the stores from midnight every night - everyone in the queue working for some auto maker desperate to get their hands on some (ANY!) electronics parts ;-)

mattlondon 5y ago

They are huge in education, and I am guessing they are seeing the new hybrid work world as a huge new avenue where people might want a simple/easy/disposable laptop to give employees for working remotely.

pjmlp 5y ago
US education system yes, everywhere else not much. Here in Germany they tend to stay on some corner being increasingly reduced until someone finally buys them.

KirillPanov 5y ago

If they wanted Chromebooks to succeed they should let you use one of them without giving it your telephone number. Seriously, try using a Chromebook in anything other than the crippled "guest mode" without giving it your telephone number, a telephone-number-linked gmail account, or jailbreaking it. You can't (unless it's part of a corporate/education site bulk purchase). Completely moronic policy decision.