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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by highwaylights on Thursday September 14, 2023 @03:50PM (#37513943)
My guess is that they’ve received commitments since 2021 on parts and drivers for 10 years, and don’t have those commitments prior to that date, so they’re only offering opt-in OS updates that will be under subtly different terms for liability indemnity purposes.
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by silvestrov on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:12PM (#37514914)
Might also be a case of minimal RAM/SSD requirement and OS build using reasonable new compiler.

HW might also be more standarized today, e.g. using USB internally for webcam and keyboard.

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