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Chromebooks are problematic for profits and planet says exec (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"I don't know who makes the profit," commented Che Min Tu, Lenovo senior vice president and group operations officer.

That sounds like a pro argument for Chromebooks lol

[–] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Probably they price them at a profit but then lose money from unsold inventory, so nobody really comes out ahead

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The guys selling hardware components do.

[–] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

I guess, but they'd probably rather be a supplier for a successful product.

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Google makes the profit from selling the user's data all throughout the locked down OS