There’s always a first time for everything, Google the world’s largest search engine has beaten Apple in the race of laptops.
The Google's Chromebooks, laptops running Google’s Chrome OS reached a milestone last quarter: For the first time ever, computer makers shipped more Chromebooks than all Apple desktops and laptops combined, according to IDC.
As per The Verge, "Chrome OS overtook Mac OS in the US in terms of shipments for the first time in 1Q16," says Huang. "Chromebooks are still largely a US K-12 story." The reason behind Chromebooks US success, is their popularity among schools.
However, the growth of Chromebooks outside US remains incalculable, due to lack of data provided.
According to CNN, experts cite cost as a major factor contributing to Chromebook success."Cost is but one reason they are winning there," said analyst Linn Huang.
"Google has also done a fantastic job building out a compelling management console that makes these devices easy to deploy and manage in a school setting. I'd argue, that has been the biggest driver of their growth as opposed to the low price."
IDC estimated, Apple's US Mac shipments stood to be 1.76 million in the latest quarter, suggesting that Dell, HP, and Lenovo sold nearly 2 million Chromebooks in Q1 combined.
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