Chromebook

Chromebook (sometimes stylized in lowercase as chromebook) is a line of laptops, desktops, tablets and all-in-one computers that run <a href="/facts/ChromeOS/zH0B5Xtk">ChromeOS</a>, a proprietary operating system developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>.
Chromebooks are optimised for web access. They also run <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> apps, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> applications, and <a href="/facts/Progressive_web_app/IpkL2Yhb">Progressive web apps</a> which do not require an Internet connection. They are manufactured and offered by various <a href="/facts/OEM/hmUhIWaS">OEMs</a>.
The first Chromebooks shipped on June 15, 2011. As of 2020, Chromebook's market share is 10.8%, placing it above the <a href="/facts/Mac_(computer)/8GhnXTK0">Mac</a> platform; it has mainly found success in education markets.
Since 2021, all Chromebooks receive 10 years of regular automatic updates with security patches from Google, previously it was 8 years. Chromebooks can be repurposed with other operating systems and/or used for other purposes if required.

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