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You’re thinking apples and oranges. Remember that every K-12 student for the last decade is getting it done on the cheapest low bid Chromebook possible. They a

You’re thinking apples and oranges. Remember that every K-12 student for the last decade is getting it done on the cheapest low bid Chromebook possible. They are true pieces of shit, too-down managed by barely qualified people and yet the kids persevere. That’s the baseline. Windows is an evolution of 1999, slowly shifting to the shitty cloud based model. It is the worst of both worlds. It’s like Peoplesoft in computer form. Even my IT crew at work is all Mac now. Apple is an unreliable partner and a sole source. I think Linux is the pragmatic choice going forward.

stock_toaster 9mo ago
> Remember that every K-12 student for the last decade is getting it done on the cheapest low bid Chromebook possible. > They are true pieces of shit, too-down managed by barely qualified people… I feel like this is even underselling how bad it often ends up being.
pjmlp 9mo ago
K-12 american student... I am quite certain there are zero of those devices on my German school neighborhood, or the school on my home district back in Portugal.
- rootusrootus 9mo ago
  > K-12 american student... And Sweden, and Austria, and there are probably others.
  - pjmlp 9mo ago
    Might be, I am only used to countries where families are still expected to buy their own computers, or get to share one among the family, and school life is still quite analog. Actually I would love to see a report per worldwide schools, to settle this argument about high adoption of Chromebooks outside USA.
    - rootusrootus 9mo ago
      > to settle this argument It's really a one-sided argument, I don't need to participate. You assert that this is an America-only phenomenon. Austria and Sweden are just easy examples that falsify your assertion. There is no debate about adoption rates or anything else.
      - pjmlp 9mo ago
        Some people tell it is. Just because I find some random Chromebooks at FNAC doesn't mean all schools are racing to adopt them. Thus numbers will be welcomed.

stock_toaster 9mo ago

> Remember that every K-12 student for the last decade is getting it done on the cheapest low bid Chromebook possible. > They are true pieces of shit, too-down managed by barely qualified people… I feel like this is even underselling how bad it often ends up being.

pjmlp 9mo ago

K-12 american student... I am quite certain there are zero of those devices on my German school neighborhood, or the school on my home district back in Portugal.

rootusrootus 9mo ago
> K-12 american student... And Sweden, and Austria, and there are probably others.
- pjmlp 9mo ago
  Might be, I am only used to countries where families are still expected to buy their own computers, or get to share one among the family, and school life is still quite analog. Actually I would love to see a report per worldwide schools, to settle this argument about high adoption of Chromebooks outside USA.
  - rootusrootus 9mo ago
    > to settle this argument It's really a one-sided argument, I don't need to participate. You assert that this is an America-only phenomenon. Austria and Sweden are just easy examples that falsify your assertion. There is no debate about adoption rates or anything else.
    - pjmlp 9mo ago
      Some people tell it is. Just because I find some random Chromebooks at FNAC doesn't mean all schools are racing to adopt them. Thus numbers will be welcomed.