Google Reaffirms 10-Year Chromebook Support as Users Await Transition to New Experience
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Updated · 9to5Google · May 13
Google Reaffirms 10-Year Chromebook Support as Users Await Transition to New Experience
7 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · May 13
Google told enterprise and education customers their existing Chromebooks remain a long-term investment, with ChromeOS still set to receive 10 years of automatic updates.
The company said current fleets can keep being managed through the Google Admin console without new licenses, aiming to calm concerns raised by its Googlebook announcement a day earlier.
Multiple migration paths to the new experience are promised when organizations are ready, though Google has not yet said which Chromebook models will qualify and plans more details this fall.
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