ChromeOS has 60% of the educational market

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ChromeOS has 60% of the educational market

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That was reported by ZDNet inside an article about most used OS in work and educational environments. Thats an amazing number given the size of the educational market and its growing rather steadily.
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That actually kinda surprises me that it's that high. I know a lot of colleges that are against chromebooks, but i guess it's probably the k-8 groups that are almost entirely on Chromebooks if I think about it. AT those ages, it's more important that it be cheap and easily managed than needing to be able to run software X or Y...
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Its mainly K-12 but it isnt the only place where its doing this well. Many community college systems such as the one in my area offer the use of Chromebooks and also sell them at a discount.
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