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>All Chromebook platforms will get regular automatic updates for 10 years — more than any other operating system commits to today. I suppose Microsoft technica
by daveoc64 3y ago
>All Chromebook platforms will get regular automatic updates for 10 years — more than any other operating system commits to today.
I suppose Microsoft technically doesn't offer 10 years of support with Windows 11, but it has done with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, and 10.
There's also a footnote on the Google article:
>A small selection of device platforms may not receive the full 10 years of automatic updates, and some features and services may not be supported. See our Help Center for details.
- Jenda_ 3y agoAnd more importantly: with "normal" computers and OSes, you can just upgrade the operating system to the next version. So even though a computer with Debian from 2008 did not get "15 years of updates", it still runs a current and supported operating system today. It has only started with this smartphone madness, that you cannot install a stock OS of whatever version you want and are dependent on manufacturer or community for device-specific images.
- nolist_policy 3y agoBut you can install Linux just fine on Chromebooks.