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Love how Google is advocating this for cost savings and sustainability. If only my School District could use Chrome OS Flex to get some more life out of the fl

• wmf 4y ago
  Replacing an EOL version of Chrome OS with a different version of Chrome OS makes no sense.
  • robertlagrant 4y ago
    Whoosh.
  • rufugee 4y ago
    I think their point is that Google is forcing perfectly good hardware into obsolescence unnecessarily.
    • wmf 4y ago
      Exactly. It makes no sense that Chrome OS gets 6 years of updates but Chrome OS Flex gets 10+ years.
      • wffurr 4y ago
        ChromeOS Flex doesn't include the bios, firmware, or secure boot system of standard ChromeOS. It relies on an HAL that limits what can be updated. See https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11542901?hl=en https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11542901?hl=e... for more on the difference.
        • Wowfunhappy 4y ago
          So say I have a Chromebook and I'd like to not throw it in the trash. Can I give up those things to keep getting security updates?
          • wffurr 4y ago
            Yes, but you will need to install an alternative firmware, eg https://mrchromebox.tech/ https://mrchromebox.tech/
• vorpalhex 4y ago
  It's very possible those chromebooks were underpowered to begin with. At some point the hardware really is dead.
  • pjmlp 4y ago
    My 2009 netbook is still doing great with latest Ubuntu LTS.
• tlhunter 4y ago
  > Love how Google is advocating this for cost savings and sustainability. I wish they followed this philosophy with their phones.