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Can folks help me a little here, please. Sure this is an awesome announcement. I now am considering to buy a ChromeBook even more seriously.

My reluctance is, can Google, tomorrow (before 10 years) feel that, ahh no we are bored of this so let's not do it. Google has a history of introducing stuff that people start to rely on and then kill it; I still wish Inbox had not been killed by Google.

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How often have they explicitly committed to support something for that long? Not disagreeing just curious. I think the main thing is whether or not they continue the product line. As long as they keep releasing Chromebooks they'll want to keep this commitment or else they'll risk reputational damage.

Well, previously they supported Chromebooks for 8 years and adhered to that. They even prolonged support for some devices during the pandemic.

You’re not wrong. Google does have a history of ending products. Honestly, someone should read the fine print and figure out if there is a clause in there that actually allows they to end support whenever they feel like it. I have an inkling that there is…

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