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Google extends Chromebook lifespan to ten years (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 2 years ago by d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Starting next year, Google will provide Chromebook security patches and software upgrades for up to a decade. This will effectively guarantee that no existing Chromebook will expire within the next two years.

However, a Google spokesperson added the caveat that, "In making changes to the expiration policy, we have to coordinate with each partner making any component in these devices. It requires a security and performance guarantee from the makers." Other Google sources indicated that the major Chromebook vendors are expected to work with the company to extend their hardware's lifespan.

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[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Are they also mailing out an added stick of 1gb ram?

[–] Thanks4Nothing@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

I read the article. It is still unclear to me if the king of this e-waste, the Acer c720 will get any new updates. They started making it in 2013....but it was made for a while. There are soooo many of these things that cannot really run chrome anymore because of one reason or another.

[–] crtbob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Never thought I'd see the day when Google extended the lifespan of a piece of hardware.