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Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks

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  1. AdmiralAsshat · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. dathinab · · focus · HN ↗
      if you are a school or similar which ordered a large stack of them in the last two years then yes, especially if multiple such organizations join together on a legal case.

      In the end "help with migration to" isn't the same supporting the existing product.

      And if you advertised a product with 10 year support that _is_ legally binding (in the EU) and a clear cut case of you losing around 10-20% of the advertised value.

      Given that legal costs might be to some degree covered by legal insurance and it being a clean cut case this is likely worth the money. But also a case where google can "just settle and not care" as in many cases schools did more things like forcing parents to buy chrome books then buying them themself, so it's unlikely to amass any relevant damage amount for Google.

      More funny would be if the judge rules "10 years promised? You are cable of delivering 10 years?! You have to deliver it! And for all chrome books bought [8;10[ years before the deadline not just the suing party".

      1. pjmlp · · focus · HN ↗
        Thing is, not every country in the world is trigger happy with lawsuits like in US, so there is a very high chance it goes nowhere, depending on the jurisdiction.

        Likewise many legal insurances have footnotes regarding how far they are actually going to support you in a claim process.

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