[jeffdubin]

A huge number of consumers who can't upgrade to Windows 11 due to unsupported hardware will instead opt for an iPad or Chromebook. Everything is either web- or app-based, and people don't want the complexity of Windows. Microsoft will lose a big chunk of the Windows user base this way.

[supernovae]

i know more people with chromebooks and ipads they never use who went back to pc and enjoy windows 11..

[zdragnar]

My wife has never owned a windows laptop; she's been on Chromebooks exclusively since 2017.

I don't know how far apart the ratio is, but now you know one more ;)

[pjmlp]

Chromebooks are an US phenomenon.

In Europe you hardly see them on sale across traditional chains.

And when they happen to be there, regular shop visitors will notice how their section gets increased promotions until they finally manage to get rid of them.

[Handytinge]

As an Australian, I think you're wrong :).

[TMWNN]

I think a big driver of US Chromebook adoption is schools purchasing fleets of them, introducing Chrome OS to families. Are European schools not buying Chromebooks?

[supernovae]

ok

[stagger87]

Why wouldn't they just stay on win10? It's not like it's going anywhere?

[kyriakos]

And this is exactly why people complaining about not being able to upgrade is not the mainstream opinion. The issue with backwards compatibility is coming up from people feeling left out.