When the first Chromebooks rolled out in the early 2010s, there was a lot of hype around them. It’s not every day that someone launches a legitimate challenge to Windows and macOS in the laptop space (sorry, Linux fans). Chromebooks were also explicitly intended to be low-cost devices, taking advantage of cloud services and the web to eliminate the need for expensive internal specs. The hype was powerful enough that a friend of mine bought one, despite having enough cash to buy nearly anything he wanted.
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