New Laptops

Google Sells Chromebooks to Businesses Sans Subscription

05.02.12

Google is giving businesses and schools a new way to pay for its Chromebooks, those new-age laptops that move most applications and data into the browser. With the new up-front option, you get the machine itself as well as a year of phone support, hardware warranty coverage, and access to Google’s web-based admin management console, according to a blog post from Chrome product manager Glenn Wilson. On Friday, the company announced that businesses and schools can now pay up front for the machines rather than purchasing a three-year subscription — which was the lone option when the machines were introduced this past summer.