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Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by azernik »

shemnon42 wrote: post #26
SwellJoe wrote: post #16

That's hard to believe (I believe it, but it struck me as incredible at first). I don't know anyone with a Chromebook, and it's such a different way of computing that it's hard to believe it's taken off so much in such a short time. I think it is reflective of a new generation whose first computing experience was with phones and tablets. The idea that nothing of importance lives on the device is a huge paradigm shift…

> I don't know anyone with a Chromebook That may be because of who is buying them. They are making huge inroads to public schools (a former apple stronghold). The "Cloud Everything" bit solves a large "where's my data" problem that used to plague our kids WRT school work. No more taking the wrong thumbdrive to school problem.

Yeah, if I had kids, and they weren't using Chromebooks, I'd advise them to do everything on Google Docs anyway.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by xenihn »

geofft wrote: post #15
grillvogel wrote: post #4

I wonder how much cheaper macs would be if their primary purpose was tracking users to deliver ads

I gather that you're implying the primary purpose of Chromebooks is tracking users to deliver ads? Are users tracked any more on a Chromebook than a) a MacBook Air running Chrome b) a MacBook Air running Safari?

My answer to both is "I don't know, but probably".

There's not really any way to know based on the current information I have access to.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by justaman »

johansch wrote: post #24
matheweis wrote: post #2

Not surprised ... Apple hasn't put out a laptop with up-to-date specs for years. I'm a lifelong Mac user and I'm unhappy with their current specs.

The Tim Cook version of Apple is all about milking the now, with no view towards the future. I think it was an insanely crappy decision for Steve Jobs to hand the controls of Apple to a logistics expert.

Cook is a logistics genius. Jobs put Cook in charge to keep Apple afloat until the next "idea guy" comes along.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by arihant »

I am using one since mid-2014 and it has made my iPad bite the dust. It's just as quick access as iPad and does so much more and faster. Browsing is miles faster than on iPad.

So while a lot of people think it's a PC that does less, I think it is more a tablet that does more.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by colecut »

duaneb wrote: post #6
matheweis wrote: post #2

Not surprised ... Apple hasn't put out a laptop with up-to-date specs for years. I'm a lifelong Mac user and I'm unhappy with their current specs.

Somehow I don't think that their hardware is as much an issue as their price point. As a developer you'd still be a fool (or just loaded with elbow grease) to attempt developing with a chrome book.

I strongly disagree with this. I've used a chromebook as primary development laptop for years. Chrome shell works great. c9.io is a great IDE when I want something prettier / easier to work with than vim in a terminal

Whether you're running ChromeOS, or Crouton, or GalliumOs, chromebooks (even cheap ones) are great dev machines.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by [deleted] »

duaneb wrote: post #6
matheweis wrote: post #2

Not surprised ... Apple hasn't put out a laptop with up-to-date specs for years. I'm a lifelong Mac user and I'm unhappy with their current specs.

Somehow I don't think that their hardware is as much an issue as their price point. As a developer you'd still be a fool (or just loaded with elbow grease) to attempt developing with a chrome book.

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Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by azernik »

SwellJoe wrote: post #16

That's hard to believe (I believe it, but it struck me as incredible at first). I don't know anyone with a Chromebook, and it's such a different way of computing that it's hard to believe it's taken off so much in such a short time. I think it is reflective of a new generation whose first computing experience was with phones and tablets. The idea that nothing of importance lives on the device is a huge paradigm shift…

I'm in my mid-20s, and I'm not comfortable with nothing living on the device :-P

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by justaman »

matheweis wrote: post #2

Not surprised ... Apple hasn't put out a laptop with up-to-date specs for years. I'm a lifelong Mac user and I'm unhappy with their current specs.

The macbook is a real turd. It doesnt take long in the store to realize its not something you want to buy.

Re: Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first time in the US

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Post by Shivetya »

shemnon42 wrote: post #26
SwellJoe wrote: post #16

That's hard to believe (I believe it, but it struck me as incredible at first). I don't know anyone with a Chromebook, and it's such a different way of computing that it's hard to believe it's taken off so much in such a short time. I think it is reflective of a new generation whose first computing experience was with phones and tablets. The idea that nothing of importance lives on the device is a huge paradigm shift…

> I don't know anyone with a Chromebook That may be because of who is buying them. They are making huge inroads to public schools (a former apple stronghold). The "Cloud Everything" bit solves a large "where's my data" problem that used to plague our kids WRT school work. No more taking the wrong thumbdrive to school problem.

well I am glad an inexpensive but useful item is making inroads. I remember the day when it seemed nearly every damn local politician was lining up to congratulate themselves on putting for the idea to give every student iPads before making sure the roof wasn't falling in.

Technology is very important to learning but there are so many useful and inexpensive ways to do this but this requires those in charge to look past the marketing power some companies wield

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