Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools
by Brian_K_White on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:30PM
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They don't make money on the hardware and have no incentive to make the subscription look like a bad deal because of short hardware life cycle.
The hardware manufacturer is a different story. They love nothing better than to collect a laptop price tag on a laptop replacement schedule while only having to deliver a chromebook performance and absolutely zero os/software related customer support or windows license.
Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools
by er4din on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:48PM
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Yeah aren’t the machines themselves made by Lenovo?
Google just makes the chromeOs?
Re:Google Chromebook outlawed in Danish public schools
by Brian_K_White on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:49PM
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Several different manufacturers make chromebooks.
How much money and resources do you think goog is spending on an ongoing basis to ensure they sell fewer Chromebooks to schools (and in general) in the future?
It's much easier (and more profitable / less expensive) from a program management perspective to instead deprecate the bulk of these cheap machines after five years to ensure "consistent user experience".
I hope I'm wrong! My experience with capitalism tells me I'm probably not. Less e-waste isn't profitable in the short to medium term. :(