Chromebooks Now Account For 35% Of B2B Notebook Sales In The US

In the words of Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis:

“Building on last year’s surprising strength, Chrome’s unit strength ahead of this year’s education buying season shows how it has become a legitimate third platform alongside Windows and Mac OS X and iOS.”

The report claims that Chromebooks managed a market share of up to 35% of all notebook sales in the country, for the first five months of the year — a figure that translates to 1.4 million units sold. And with the back-to-school season upon us, this is a mark that could increase. These numbers are only taking into account he B2B sphere, which is data provided by retailers, resellers and businesses. But there is no doubting the fact that Chromebooks have a momentum going. Good thing then, that Microsoft has finally decided to take Chromebooks head on.]]>

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By Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

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Looks like the chromebook is here to stay. The good news is Microsoft is working on responding, and if they do it properly, they can capture a good amount of b2b notebook market.

Leonard July 25, 2014 11:15 am Reply
“Good thing then, that Microsoft has finally decided to take Chromebooks head on”
You’re right. I’m concerned that they waited too long to react as they often do. I hope this isn’t the case, but they need to act fast and efficiently.

terry10 July 25, 2014 5:31 pm Reply
Don’t know where the stat comes from. I haven’t seen one being sold in my store.

WillyThePooh July 25, 2014 5:35 pm Reply
I really don’t know anyone who has a Chromebook outside of a few departments at some of the colleges I work for. And most of those were suggestions by software companies, which is kind of crazy because these companies’ software doesn’t even run on Chromebooks because they don’t run plug-ins

Ray C July 25, 2014 5:51 pm Reply
- It’s because their cheap. But cheap doesn’t mean good. The low end ones tend to lag. Cheap Windows laptops aren’t good either. Now Microsoft is competing at this level also. This will bring some crappy hardware.
  
  Dominico-James Black Eagle Hod July 25, 2014 9:57 pm Reply
“…sales in the country” the country? You are referring to The United States of America are you not?

Mike Greenway July 27, 2014 9:10 am Reply
I genuinely have no idea why anyone would buy a Chromebook. For the same or less money you can pick up a Surface with Windows 8.1 RT and Office suite, far better for home or student use than a POS that needs an internet connection to do anything useful.

hooksie July 30, 2014 5:57 am Reply