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		highwaylights on Sept 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates My guess is that they’ve received commitments since 2021 on parts and drivers for 10 years, and don’t have those commitments prior to that date, so they’re only offering opt-in OS updates that will be under subtly different terms for liability indemnity purposes.

silvestrov on Sept 14, 2023 [–]

Might also be a case of minimal RAM/SSD requirement and OS build using reasonable new compiler.

HW might also be more standarized today, e.g. using USB internally for webcam and keyboard.

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