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The Chromebook death date is absurd in general. I bought my mom one a while ago and then she had to basically get rid of it when it was perfectly fine.

• cosmojg 3y ago
  Was it locked down enough that you couldn't replace the OS?
  • jacquesm 3y ago
    They are locked down beyond what the average lay person is willing to go through before giving up.
  • mdwalters 3y ago
    You can, that's what I've done with my current Chromebook
• riku_iki 3y ago
  what happened exactly after end of life date? Was it just no update arrived but device being fully functional?
  • mh- 3y ago
    They stop receiving security updates, too.
• specto 3y ago
  This is one of the reasons I suggested a friend get the Framework chromebook. Even if they stop supporting ChromeOS, they can move to another OS.
  • mixmastamyk 3y ago
    Friends don't let friends use Chrome/books/OS, for this and many other reasons.
    • specto 3y ago
      Agreed, though in this case it was for an older person who had already had a non-supported chromebook.