NPD: Chromebooks outsell Windows laptops

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Many people have resisted the idea that Chromebooks really were growing in popularity. Now, less five years after the first commercial Chromebook, the Samsung Series 5 and Acer Chromebook went on sale, NPD, the global retail research group, is reporting that Chromebook sales in June and early July had exceeded "sales of Windows notebooks ... passing the 50 percent market share threshold."

Overall, according to NPD, "Chromebook sales through the U.S. B2B channels increased 43 percent during the first half of 2015." For retailers and resellers this was good news because it helped to keep overall Business to Business (B2B) PC and tablet sales from falling.

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I bet, Google Chromebooks are getting a lot of new buyers from "Back to Work" and "Back to School" buyers who need a good computer for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail, and web browsing at work or school.

I mostly see people with older Windows laptops, so I think there is not a huge demand for Windows laptops these days because most people already own an older Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8/8.1 laptop which is good enough for work.

Plus, businesses usually keep older laptops for a lot longer than the average users because they hire a team of tech workers who are responsible for fixing laptops, desktops, and smartphones when they break, so businesses can keep using their older computers a lot longer. A lot of businesses also buy higher quality laptops like the Apple Macbook Pro, and Lenovo ThinkPad which can last for many years before they need to be repaired, or replaced.
 
I saw a bunch being bought the other day, so yeah school has a lot to do with it.
 
I read that a lot of schools are using Chromebooks because of discounts from Google and PC makers, and how cheap they are compared to iPads, Tablets, and better laptops and desktops.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
I hate to see what upkeep costs are like.
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The upkeep are probably very high because students abuse tech a lot. There are always some students which spill drinks and food on computers, pull out buttons from keyboards because they are bored, and break computers when they are mad.

There are also some students who may use the wrong charger for other laptops which may fry the schools laptops when you use them to charge a school laptop.

I bet, some of the students may overclock and mod their schools laptop and PC to play games which will make the school PC die a lot faster from overheating.
 
I imagine there are more germs on the keyboard especially the lower grades like Pre-school, Kindergarden, and Grade 1-4 because kids don't always wash their hand, and touch themselves and others a lot sometimes.

I heard that the pay for tech support at schools are pretty good especially at colleges, and some high schools in better areas where people pay more taxes.

Plus, employment at schools is more stable than other places like Best Buy's Geeksquad because the government pays the staff, and the government use tax money, so there is less of a chance of not having enough money to pay tech support.

But, I also read a post online that poorer schools sometimes rely on parents, teachers, students, and volunteers to work for free as tech support because the school is too poor to afford tech support, and sometimes use really old computers where everything is breaking.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
I try not to think about germs on public keyboards, just something you should never think about.
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Same for me, I try not to think about germs on public computers, and I usually wash my hands before eating, and going to the washroom, so my hands are clean often.
 
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