Apple and Microsoft are fighting the battle with Google’s Chromebooks

Few saw the Chromebook coming. When it launched half a decade ago, the category was broadly maligned for its limited feature set, middling hardware specs and operation that required an always-on internet connection to work properly. But things change in five years. In 2015, the category overtook MacBooks in the U.S. for the first time ever, selling around two million units in Q1. It’s a pretty astonishing number for a product many pundits deemed doomed in its early stages. And that victory has been largely fueled by the K-12 education market.

Source: As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back | TechCrunch

Has it been 5 years already? For schools, it’s almost a no brainer. The web apps have gotten really good. There are still situations where Windows or macOS is required, but they’re not required for a majority of students.