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Chromebooks Get 10 Years

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 15, 2023,

updated Sep 18, 2023

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Google Extends Chromebook Life by 2 Years After Right-to-Repair Campaign

=> ↺ Google Extends Chromebook Life by 2 Years After Right-to-Repair Campaign

On Thursday, the company revealed that all new Chromebooks, along with any machine released from 2021 on, will have 10 years of automatic updates from the date of manufacture, up from eight years previously. Older machines dating back to 2019 will also be able to get the benefits of extended support time as well.

Google promises eternity of updates for Chromebooks – that's a decade for everyone else

=> ↺ Google promises eternity of updates for Chromebooks – that's a decade for everyone else

The US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) nonetheless continued to press Google to support Chromebook hardware for longer periods of time. The group earlier this year issued its Chromebook Churn report, which argued for the benefits of more durable electronics. Long-lived, repairable Chromebooks mean less environmental waste and greater savings for taxpayers because schools, for one, don't have to replace expired hardware as frequently.

UPDATE

Chromebooks Now Get Ten Years Of Software Updates

=> ↺ Chromebooks Now Get Ten Years Of Software Updates

It’s an acknowledged problem with the mobile phone industry and particularly within the Android ecosystem, that the operating system support on a typical device can persist for far too short a time, leaving the user without critical security updates. With the rise of the Chromebook, this has moved into larger devices, with schools and other institutions left with piles of what’s essentially e-waste.

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