14 DAY TRIAL // It might seem counter-intuitive at first, but Chromebooks apparently don’t translate into extra revenue for Google.
Why am I saying counter-intuitive? Well, because according to recent studies Chromebooks accounted for 20% of PC sales in the educational sectors, which constitutes a 19% increase from the previous year (via BusinessInsider).
Previously, Google Chromebook VP Caesar Sengupta also boasted that 22% of major school districts in the US now deploy Chromebooks. More than that, eight big PC manufacturers (including Acer, Samsung, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo and HP) are currently producing Chromebooks, so what’s happening here?
Apparently, the fact that Google offers the Chrome OS for free, doesn't translate into anything for the search giant.
As Google CEO Patrick Pichette puts it, "You got to remember that most of the Chromebooks are actually sold to other parties. So we’re really a facilitator…and so we don’t book revenue on the Chromebooks. So that’s really the puzzle."
So there you have it, Google is just acting like a bridge between the manufacturer and customers, letting the former get all the glory.