![]() ![]() This is from Statcounter GlobalStats and you can read about them here: You can find this chart by clicking here: What is the Chrome OS marketshare compared to these other devices? Yep, that sounds pretty terrible, but let’s take a look at how Chromebooks stack up to Windows, Macs and other devices in the USA. I have no doubt of their calculations here – I don’t know how this is calculated, but I am not doubting that they would lie about this. PIRG claims that over 31 million Chromebooks sold globally represents 8.9 million tons of CO2e emissions. That is a good value in my opinion.Ĭlaim #3: Chromebooks take a heavy toll on the environment 6 years is a pretty long time for a device that may only cost the school between $250-$400. You can find an up to date list provided by Google by clicking here: Īfter the 6 years, the device continues to work, but will not receive newer features or security updates. So if a new Chromebook is released in April of 2023, it should receive updates until April of 2029. Google will provide 6 years of auto updates for a Chromebook based upon its release date. What PIRG is talking about here is the Auto Update Policy that applies to Chromebooks. At any rate, it certainly shows the popularity of the device type.Ĭlaim #2: Schools have piles of working Chromebooks that have become e-waste because they’ve expired It’s a weird statistic to throw out in 2023, but maybe that was the latest data they could find. In fact they state that in the last quarter of 2020 Chromebook sales were up 287% than in 2019. I am addressing these claims as a Director of Technology who manages a fleet of over 300 Chromebooks in a small independent school for the past 5 years.Ĭlaim #1: COVID-19 forced schools to go into distance learning and students needed devices to effectively do their work and Chromebooks were an obvious, affordable option for schools and families around the world. I will just go through their claims one by one and address each one. They also have some things right and I’ll highlight those as well. Well, they got some things wrong in their report and article. I am onboard – I think those are all worthwhile causes and applaud their work. They focus on right to repair, cutting down ewaste or the overuse of antibiotics amongst other topics. “Through research, public education and outreach, we serve as counterweights to the influence of powerful special interests that threaten our health, safety or well-being.” You can find the US PIRG report also written by Lucas Gutterman here: What is US PIRG’s mission You can find their article written by Lucas Gutterman here: ![]() The whole article is based on a report from a consumer advocacy group called the Public Interest Research Group (the US PIRG), so rather than point out shortcomings of Jorge’s article I decided to go to the source and criticize it there. ![]() ![]() I read it and while there are some points to be made, I felt the article was a bit misleading and short sighted. I saw this article on PC Gamer by Jorge Jimenez titled “ Here’s another e-waste crisis for the e-waste pile: ‘Chrombook churn‘” Again, I am sure there were good intentions behind this report but it is very misleading. I have now seen it on Vice, The Verge, Reddit and I am sure more are to follow. ![]()
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