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So, the Google Book launch is right
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around the corner with devices hitting
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porches and store shelves just about a
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week from now as we're filming this
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video. But, as excited as we are about
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those devices getting into our hands and
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into your hands, one lingering question
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has been popping up over and over again
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on social media and comments and in our
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Chromebook Plus community. What does the
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arrival of Google Book mean for
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Chromebooks? Are they dead? Are they
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another addition to the infamous Google
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graveyard? Is your current device going
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So, spoiler alert right up front. No,
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Chromebooks are not dead and Chrome OS
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isn't going anywhere anytime soon. We've
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talked about all this quite a bit over
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on the website, but with all the buzz
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around the new Google Book hardware, we
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really haven't talked about it much here
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on YouTube. And I think it's important
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to clear the air because
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there's this like false narrative
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starting to circulate around the
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internet that Google's somehow pulling
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the plug on the whole Chromebook
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ecosystem, and that just isn't the
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reality of this situation at all. First
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and foremost, Google has officially
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confirmed that existing Chromebooks will
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continue to receive their full promised
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software updates. So, if you bought a
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Chromebook recently that has like 8, 9,
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10 years of updates left in the
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expiration window, Google's commitment
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to regular updates, security patches,
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and platform stability remains
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completely unchanged. In fact, if you
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look at Google's own enterprise and
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education documentation, Chrome OS
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devices are going to continue receiving
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regular updates through at least
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I mean, Google has millions upon
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millions of students, enterprise fleets,
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and everyday users relying on these
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devices. They're simply not going to
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pull out the rug from underneath them.
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And on top of that, Google has already
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confirmed that many qualifying
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Chromebooks will actually have an
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upgrade path to transition to the new
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Google Book OS down the road if they
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choose to do so. So, if you already own
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a modern capable Chromebook Plus model,
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there's a chance that you'll soon get
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the opportunity to transition it over to
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Google Book OS. But here's the thing,
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even if your Chromebook never gets that
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upgrade, you haven't lost a single
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thing. If you consider what made you
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purchase that Chromebook in the first
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place, you likely wanted a computer
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that's fast and simple and secure and
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gets all-day battery life and boots up
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in seconds without a pile of background
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bloat, and it's just an all-around
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easy-to-use device. Simply put, any
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Chromebook bought today is going to keep
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doing exactly what you bought it for for
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years to come. And just as importantly,
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we have to talk about price and value.
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The initial fleet of Google Books that
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is launching is clearly targeting the
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premium tier. They start at $899 and go
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up over $1,200. It's impressive hardware
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for for launch of a new platform, but
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there's still tons of people shopping
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for a laptop for school or light office
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work or casual browsing around the house
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that don't need and probably don't want
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to spend a thousand dollars on a device.
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In that two hundred to five hundred
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dollar range, standard Chromebooks and
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Chromebook Plus models are still
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delivering unreal value. If you need a
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reliable, speedy, secure computer on a
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budget, a Chromebook remains one of the
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absolute smartest purchases on the
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market for that sort of computing. So,
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no, Chromebooks are not dead. Far from
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it, actually. And you can rest easy
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knowing that regular updates are still
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on the way for your device if you own
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one. Or if you're currently eyeing a
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great deal on a Chromebook model that
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will do all the things you need at a
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really great price, you can make that
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purchase with confidence that this OS
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and all the benefits that it still
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offers aren't going anywhere anytime
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soon. And to that end, we are super
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excited to be giving away a Chromebook
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that I feel like uh hits all the points
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that we just talked about in this video,
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expect for the money, has an awesome
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battery life, and is built really well
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for an all-plastic Chromebook. If you'd
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like to get entered into that giveaway,
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just head down to the description,
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you'll you'll find a link to go get
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entered in all sorts of different ways.
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We're going to let this giveaway run
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through the month of October, and then
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we'll pick a winner, and you'll get a
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free new Chromebook. But guys, that's it
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