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I got one for my 25 year old brother (history teacher) as a replacement for his old Macbook. All he does is watch YouTube, browse Facebook, listen to Pandora, c
by tapoxi 12y ago
I got one for my 25 year old brother (history teacher) as a replacement for his old Macbook. All he does is watch YouTube, browse Facebook, listen to Pandora, check his email, and use Google Drive.
He loves the device (an Acer C720) and his only complaint is that he can't run Skype. He switched to Hangouts.
For the average user I recommend Chromebooks without question unless they need Microsoft Office.
- Mikeb85 12y agoRemember, there's even an online MS Office now...
- NotOscarWilde 12y agoSkype is a pretty big dealbreaker for my grandparents, though. All of their elderly friends are on Skype and many have no idea what Hangouts (or Google Plus) are.
- xiaoma 12y agoCan't even run Skype? That's a massive failure. Hangouts is a deal-breaker for those who don't want the integration and privacy costs that come along with data from search, chats and email all integrated through a single provider. On top of that, hangouts doesn't even work in some parts of the world.
- tomp 12y agoWhat do you mean, "privacy costs"? Hangouts by Google, Skype by Microsoft. Either way, NSA has direct access.
- lrem 12y agoSo, Hangouts are a privacy cost, but Skype is acceptable? Have you ever paid attention to Skype's track record?
- riffraff 12y agograndparent refers to the risk of having all your stuff available to the same provider, so skype's track record is not all there is to it.