The interesting thing is that Chromebook users don't complain about their systems. They just use them! They are consistently the happiest of all computer users, which might seem strange to us local storage addicts.
But the Google ecosystem with Google Drive, Google Maps, Chrome, Google Pnotos, Google Sheets, Docs, Gmail, You Tube......it goes on and on, really work well together. I just set up a real and capable computer as a Google centric machine, like a Chromebook on steroids. I have to admit it was a compelling thing. And as you can see below, I'm linking Google Photos instead of Photobucket to my posts lately. Google Photos is unlimited and no ads, compared to Photobucket's ad choked interface that tries your patience every time.
Google also has been more honest in its marketing stuff than Microsoft has been. Microsoft gave you all those "privacy controls" which did very, very little. With Google the controls work, to the point of shutting off any behavioral surveillance at all. You will still receive ads, they just won't be "targeted" ads. Google privacy controls actually allow you to control how Google collects information. What a concept! Of course, they also are not serving me ads in Google Drive or Google Photos like Microsoft is doing in Windows Explorer (or whatever it's called this week).
It's going to be very difficult for Microsoft to capture any more of the educational market.
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