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My only hesitation with recommending Chromebooks is the fickleness with which Google treats its offerings. One of MS's strengths is their support of legacy tech
by sydbarrett74 2y ago
My only hesitation with recommending Chromebooks is the fickleness with which Google treats its offerings. One of MS's strengths is their support of legacy technologies. They may deprecate things, but one doesn't have to go out of one's way to keep such tech afloat.
- AStonesThrow 2y agoSure, Google has killed off numerous failed projects and ventures, but practically none of the important ones. I'd say that ChromeOS and Chromebooks are key to Google's enduring presence in our homes and on the Internet. I believe that ChromeOS represents an important foothold in the "non-mobile" market, where users are locked into Chrome but still have generous access to Android apps. ChromeOS is a forward-looking system, under active development, and still experiencing its initial design decisions and unique additions. Furthermore, Google has made plenty of commitments to long-term support of existing Chromebook hardware. They've also got a significant presence in the educational market. Chromebooks aren't just manufactured with Google badges, but by numerous OEMs: mine is an Acer, for example. Therefore, Google is creating its own ecosystem to rival Windows and macOS. ChromeOS won't be going away.