Some discussion of Chrome OS updates.
I own a Chromebook which is now 6+ years old. Last summer, when it hit 5 years, it displayed a notification on the last 2 updates I received saying my Chromebook had reached end of support. I don’t recall whether it said I should buy a new one, but it definitely hasn’t received an update since then.
FWIW, it doesn’t have all the latest features, but it still works well enough for how I use it. That said, I won’t be replacing it with another Chromebook. Mine is so old it predated the now standard keyboard layout, and I can’t stand that keyboard layout.
skane2600
<p>Wasn't "Always up-to-date" supposed to be a selling point for Chromebooks? Is "always" now defined as < 6 years?</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#412687">In reply to hrlngrv:</a></em></blockquote><p>Well, that's their revised story. No hint of limited updates at the time they introduced Chromebooks.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#412783">In reply to hrlngrv:</a></em></blockquote><p>No, not explicitly, but an unqualified always up-to-date claim is essentially the same thing. It's quite possible Google's original intention was to upgrade indefinitely, but if not, they'd have good motivation to mislead. Advertising always up-to-date <em>during the support period</em> doesn't really suggest a significant departure from the Windows experience. To the question, "Will I have to be concerned about updates?" the answer would have to be "Yes, you will".</p><p><br></p><p>The longevity of updates isn't explicitly covered in the following Google video, but the fact that it says "there are no programs" and "you can do everything on the web" indicates that they aren't following their original pitch. </p><p><br></p><p>www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>