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Re:Google Release Chrome OS Flex by zinekeller on Saturday February 19, 2022 @07:34AM (#30396658)
And, again, what's your point? Why this isn't an automatic update - why does Google not put the effort of upgrading their old systems while Microsoft just do it? Apart from the ill-fated Surface RT, Microsoft's old devices still receive periodic updates with minimal intervention. Why Google can't do the same thing?

Edit: actually, Microsoft is even kind enough to support clusterf***s that are not even their fault - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/07/clover-trail-systems.... As another comment pointed out, just give security updates if it's too onerous to upgrade to the next OS - which in CN60 is demonstrated to be a pure business decision.

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Re:Google Release Chrome OS Flex by notyourday on Sunday February 20, 2022 @02:56PM (#30408764)
Because it went out of support. 5 years is their term for Chromebooks/Chromeboxes. I paid $220 for it. Was it infuriating that they did not support it longer? Yes. But $220/5 = $44/year. I gave info to people who were curious if this worked. It did.

Want to write something ragey about it? Publish it on your blog.

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