[yabatopia]

Without pricing information, it’s hard to the question "who is this for?".

Below $500? Same as the cheap Chromebooks market.

Around $700? (Or $600 educational) Direct competitor to Macbook Neo, educational market and the middle of the road laptop market.

Above $900? No idea, maybe for Google Platform die-hards.

[izacus]

> Above $900? No idea, maybe for Google Platform die-hards.

Managed corporate machines. I've worked with all platforms and managing ChromeOS is massively, massively easier than MacOS or Windows.

[prepend]

I’ve never encountered a company that used ChromeOS.

Closest was some teacher friends who had Chromebooks for their students, but they’ve all switched to Lenovo or Apple.

I don’t think I’d work for a company that made me use a Chromebook. (I prefer a company that lets me choose my own tools).

[runjake]

ChromeOS is still huge in education and I still see more people moving from Windows and Apple to ChromeOS than vice versa.

However, the introduction of the MacBook Neo has generated a lot of serious discussion about the possibility of it being a ChromeOS replacement, which surprises me. Not a lot of people pulling the trigger yet until the Neo can make volume.

[eitally]

I would virtually guarantee that any Chromebooks for Education versions of these new devices would be hobbled by restrictive data sharing policies forcing the disabling of the Gemini Intelligence features.

Also, most schools purchase the most abysmally low quality Chromebooks for students, which cost in the $200-300 range in bulk orders. They're awful.

[izacus]

I don't think the world cares much about things you personally encountered, since it's not a role playing game with you as a main character :D

You're welcome to look up actual facts online about adoption though.

[commandersaki]

So what companies are issuing chromebooks? Want to know so I can avoid.

When I search Chromebook in the enterprise, I only find people wondering if it should be done, and everyone saying please don’t.

[doubleg72]

Many schools across western New York

[commandersaki]

I didn't realise schools are now considered companies or enterprises.

[Max-Limelihood]

Yes, Chromebooks are easy to administer but very limited (you can't run much outside the browser). It sounds like Google's trying to fix that and make a full Desktop OS.

[prepend]

I don’t get why anyone would price a Neo competitor higher than a Neo.