Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks
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- Google launched Googlebooks platform, prompting concerns about Chrome OS and Chromebooks' future.
- Google promises update support for Chromebooks through mid-2034, but breaks earlier 10-year update promise for recent buyers.
- Google states newer commercial Chromebooks may upgrade to Googlebook OS, but this promise is vague and uncertain.
- Criticism arises over manufacturers locking hardware, preventing alternative OS installations and contributing to e-waste.
- Advocates call for penalties on manufacturers or providing tools for community self-support to combat planned obsolescence.