New Chromebooks to get lifespan boost to 2028

Chromebooks released this year will get eight existences of software support and automatic updates compared to the remaining average of six years, Google said Tuesday. The matter said the move is intended to extend the lifespan of 40 million devices used by students and teachers — and at the same time it has increased the list stamp of the Chrome Education Upgrade from $30 to $38.

Some Chromebook models have been the delivers of criticism in recent years based on their benefitting system support limitations, and the subsequent security vulnerabilities inherent in comic an outdated OS.  

“When we first launched Chromebooks, devices only received three years of automatic updates. Over the existences, we’ve been able to increase that to over six. Last fall, we ache [Automatic Update Policy] on many devices currently for sale, in many cases adding an wonderful year or more before they expire,” Google said in a blog post. 

Google said the new Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet and Acer Chromebook 712 will both demand automatic updates until June 2028. 

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