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Really? They seem to be selling pretty well as it is. Why does there have to be a way to run native apps?
by stuartmemo 14y ago
Really? They seem to be selling pretty well as it is. Why does there have to be a way to run native apps?
- melling 14y agoIt could actually replace the PC or Mac for many more people. By the way, can you quantify "selling pretty well?" Market share numbers, for example.
- MatthewPhillips 14y ago10% of Acer's sales.
- melling 14y agoFrom Wikipedia: By January 2013, Acer's Chromebook sales were driven by "heavy Internet users with educational institutions", and the platform represented 5-10 percent of the company's U.S. shipments, according to Acer president Jim Wong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromebook#Sales_and_marketing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromebook#Sales_and_marketing Can anyone provide market share numbers? I'm not looking for "kool-aid" marketing, but data driven decisions. The kind that Google does. For example: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/business/24unboxed.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/business/24unboxed.html?_r...
- Andrex 14y agoMarket share numbers are irrelevant, what matters is if it has the userbase to support a viable app ecosystem. Which it slowly is.
- stuartmemo 14y agoBut then it would lose all the features that make it an excellent device, such as security, always being up-to-date and fast boot time. It was the top-selling laptop on Amazon over Christmas. http://www.chromebookblog.com/2013/01/samsung-and-acer-chromebooks-remain-top-sellers-on-amazon/ http://www.chromebookblog.com/2013/01/samsung-and-acer-chrom...