Why Hasn't Google Put ChromeOS Out to Pasture? | Linux Today

Why Hasn’t Google Put ChromeOS Out to Pasture?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 2, 2011

“While Google has been extremely successful with the Chrome
browser, it seems home users and businesses are much less
enthusiastic about an operating system based on the browser.
According to a recent report in The Register Chromebook sales are
“unlikely to exceed 30,000 units.”

To compare, Google claims 500,000 Android devices activated
every day. Clearly, Chromebook sales leave a lot to be desired.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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