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bryanlarsen 1 hours ago [-]
> it’s hard to imagine many Chromebooks currently in service or acquired in the next year or two will still be in service come 2034
While there won't be many there definitely will be some; I know of an ~8 year old Chromebook currently in active use.
adrianmsmith 1 hours ago [-]
Exactly.
I know plenty of people who use Apple products such as iPhones and Macs and have to stop using them and throw them into landfill basically because there are no further security updates, although the device works fine and is fast enough for their needs.
Shortening security updates absolutely has an environmental impact.
shiandow 25 minutes ago [-]
You can't just expect things to last years! Building stuff to last only benefits society and customers, it does nothing for shareholders!
eviks 5 minutes ago [-]
Indeed, a big failure of imagination
broodbucket 1 hours ago [-]
Schools, sadly for the students.
theandrewbailey 6 minutes ago [-]
I work in e-waste recycling, and I can assure everyone that many schools issue Chromebooks to students.
bryanlarsen 1 hours ago [-]
Chromebooks don't last anywhere close to 10 years in school; they get far too much abuse.
lightedman 29 minutes ago [-]
Yea my Thinkpad 11e is still going and running software. That's 12 years old, now.
techteach00 39 minutes ago [-]
My students Chromebooks can't run python online. 1 tab. Ad riddled. IT won't install ad blocker. The misery so many of us deal with. I'm happy has to know. Depressing.
I might just make my own html editor with GitHub
someperson 44 minutes ago [-]
I stopped buying Chromebooks and switched to MacBooks after my fantastic Samsung Chromebook Plus ARM units stopped getting updates after a few years, around the same time the 10 year from release support commitment for new devices was made.
Unfortunately Samsung no longer make Chromebooks, they had some fantastic hardware.
ChoosesBarbecue 39 minutes ago [-]
Are they planning on replacing ChromeOS Flex? It has been a fantastic choice for me to put onto older computers that some relatives own.
jackb4040 14 minutes ago [-]
Huh. Apparently if you Google "GoogleBook", the first 2 results aren't for GoogleBook but for Google Books.
Wowfunhappy 1 hours ago [-]
...Unless I'm misunderstanding, I don't think any promises were broken here. Google said they would provide ten years of software updates. Now they're saying existing ChromeOS devices will be upgraded to the new "GoogleOS" within that ten year window, they will continue to receive said updates.
This is annoying if you don't like GoogleOS, but also par for the course. You can't stay on iOS 26 and continue to receive security updates, you have to upgrade to iOS 27.
adrianmsmith 1 hours ago [-]
I would agree but Google's wording is
> For qualifying devices purchased today whose 10-year support lifecycle extends beyond 2034, Google is committed to supporting your transition to Googlebook OS, with many devices offering direct migration paths
The word "many" feels like it's pretty much explicitly saying it's not "all". If it's not "all" then I'd say the promises were broken.
thenewnewguy 1 hours ago [-]
It's possible those devices will offer indirect migration paths (e.g. you have to reinstall the OS). While annoying/inconvenient, that would probably still qualify as keeping the promise in my book.
5G_activated 1 hours ago [-]
It's not just security updates, there's also whether all the device management tools and techniques, training and institutional knowledge, and customer acceptance will carry over to the new OS. Whether the devices that are within AUE and receive the update are going to run the new operating system well, or they're going to languish with poor performance or broken drivers that will never get another look from the manufacturer because they're 2 generations behind in a vast sea of models and individual configurations.
I also can't find anything online to do with what they're going to do to Chrome OS Flex, so thank goodness I didn't set it up for my mum who was sick to death of Windows 11.
reaperducer 27 minutes ago [-]
You can't stay on iOS 26 and continue to receive security updates, you have to upgrade to iOS 27.
Not a great comparison, since iOS 16 (not 26) received a security update just a few months ago.
ltbarcly3 1 hours ago [-]
Intentionally misleading title.
They are changing the support horizon for new sales only, not ending anything early.
seabrookmx 36 minutes ago [-]
It also sounds like these devices _will be supported_ but not by updating ChromeOS, instead by upgrading to Googlebook OS.
5G_activated 1 hours ago [-]
Yet another market that is never going to trust Google with long term support for a product again!
dmitrygr 27 minutes ago [-]
And this is why when Pixel phones started promising 7 years of support, everyone with a brain said “uh huh, suuuure” and kept buying iPhones which DO deliver that.
Cider9986 7 minutes ago [-]
I guess we will see by October 2030. They'd be getting a class action lawsuit for clear fake marketing.
It doesn't seem like they are ending support for updated software on these devices before 10 years, it will just be different software.
thevillagechief 5 minutes ago [-]
So far so good for the rest of us without brains. Pixel 6 got it's full 5 years of promised support. We're hoping it's cheaper to provide the full promised 7 years of support than to pay the class action lawyers.
While there won't be many there definitely will be some; I know of an ~8 year old Chromebook currently in active use.
I know plenty of people who use Apple products such as iPhones and Macs and have to stop using them and throw them into landfill basically because there are no further security updates, although the device works fine and is fast enough for their needs.
Shortening security updates absolutely has an environmental impact.
I might just make my own html editor with GitHub
Unfortunately Samsung no longer make Chromebooks, they had some fantastic hardware.
This is annoying if you don't like GoogleOS, but also par for the course. You can't stay on iOS 26 and continue to receive security updates, you have to upgrade to iOS 27.
> For qualifying devices purchased today whose 10-year support lifecycle extends beyond 2034, Google is committed to supporting your transition to Googlebook OS, with many devices offering direct migration paths
The word "many" feels like it's pretty much explicitly saying it's not "all". If it's not "all" then I'd say the promises were broken.
I also can't find anything online to do with what they're going to do to Chrome OS Flex, so thank goodness I didn't set it up for my mum who was sick to death of Windows 11.
Not a great comparison, since iOS 16 (not 26) received a security update just a few months ago.
They are changing the support horizon for new sales only, not ending anything early.
https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-lifetime
It doesn't seem like they are ending support for updated software on these devices before 10 years, it will just be different software.