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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My mother-in-law, who has a Chromebook, doesn’t want a tablet because she wants a reliable keyboard. That makes sense to me.

  Also, lots of school systems have opted to give their students Chromebooks and turning educational platforms into advertising platforms is criminal. Currently, my daughter’s school Chromebook (thankfully she returns it in a few weeks) is ad-free unless she goes to a third party website. How long is that going to last?

  “Just get a Linux tablet” is not a universal solution. Nor is all of these people saying people should just get older refurbished or used notebooks instead. That will work for some people, sure, but it will not work for all people. Not for school systems and not for people who already own Chromebooks and can’t handle a Linux learning curve.

  That said, according to others, you can install FF on them through their Android compatibility, but how long will Google allow that?

  I’m sorry, but “just switch to X” is really not a solution for a lot of people. And they don’t deserve this from companies like Google.

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  • FinalRemix@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not all about advertising. It’s just that Chromebooks are practically disposable and locked down enough to break most LMS, and prevent idiots from breaking / installing stuff.

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