I recall a sales gig from Google demoing Chromebooks and part of his dog and pony show was tossing it to the ground. It was an attempt to impress disposability

I recall a sales gig from Google demoing Chromebooks and part of his dog and pony show was tossing it to the ground. It was an attempt to impress disposability. They’re so cheap you don’t have to care if they break. I got the opposite impression. Why would I buy a piece of trash? Contrast that with a decade later and this attitude of disposability is a no-go. But they were selling that as an advantage.