When we first launched Chromebooks, devices only received three years of automatic updates. Over the years, we’ve been able to increase that to over six. Last fall, we extended AUE on many devices currently for sale, in many cases adding an extra year or more before they expire. This will help schools better select which devices to invest in and provide more time to transition from older devices.
And now, devices launching in 2020 and beyond will receive automatic updates for even longer. The new Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet and Acer Chromebook 712 will both receive automatic updates until June 2028. So if you’re considering refreshing your fleet or investing in new devices, now is a great time.
Eight years is a decent amount of time, especially since most Chromebooks are quite cheap – so this longevity is really good value. I only wish Google were this dedicated to Android, too.
Google can’t make promises like this about Android, because they don’t control the update process. They need to stop certifying any Android phone that doesn’t have all its drivers mainlined.
‘Google can’t make promises like this about Android, because they don’t control the update process. They need to stop certifying any Android phone that doesn’t have all its drivers mainlined.’
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And what difference will this actually make? Pretty much none. People who aren’t interested in streaming sideo or subscribing to Netflix or other rubbish won’t care and will still will buy the chinese-made low cost dual-sim phones off ebay over the overpriced phones people like you recommend as they get more for their money with these phones as just they are doing now.
Most people buy phones through their carriers, even now.
Not in most European countries, we love our pre-pay phones bought at shopping malls and stores like PhoneHouse.
It is a bit unclear from the article, but as far as I understand:
* This only applies to new ChromeBooks sold from 2020, not to ChromeBooks sold in the past
* This only applies to ChromeBooks that are sold under the education program, not to the ones you buy privately
* To support this greater lifespan, we’ve increased the list price of the Chrome Education Upgrade from $30 to $38. You can purchase Chrome Education Upgrade through your reseller to manage your devices today.
So basically you can, no actually will have to, pay more to get more
If you plan on buying a chromebook, depending on what you want it is best to check following sites:
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en <- end of life date, although that date can be changed to a later date as I noticed with my own chromebook. (June 2026 is quite common on new devices now).
If you want to run linux applications (less important in the future as most will do so):
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/docs/+/master/containers_and_vms.md#Supported-Now
My own device is still supported for another 2.5 years (and we bought it 3 years ago).
I guess some current devices will get a later date after some new devices are released with the 8 years of updates. All devices that can be used in the education program will get the same end date. The images are created anyway, so there is no reason to make a difference.
‘When we first launched Chromebooks, devices only received three years of automatic updates. Over the years, we’ve been able to increase that to over six. Last fall, we extended AUE on many devices currently for sale, in many cases adding an extra year or more before they expire. This will help schools better select which devices to invest in and provide more time to transition from older devices.’
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This doesn’t change the fact that Chromebooks are pieces of crap.
So now you get up to 8 yrs of supposed support for a mostly overpriced Goggle-Marketed piece of crap. Big hairy deal;people.
Yeah, it still doesn’t change the fact that for the same price there are better Linux or Windows laptops to buy.
‘moondevil
Yeah, it still doesn’t change the fact that for the same price there are better Linux or Windows laptops to buy.’
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I’ve seen employees at the local Walmart take people aside and basically tell them not to buy Chromebook they were looking at.
If you have Walmart employees telling people not to buy these things………