The unix requirement has been somewhat addressed on Windows with the Windows Subsystem for Linux which is basically Ubuntu or other distro running in a windows sandbox. Chrome books are likely used by shops that have their documents in the cloud and are comfortable with that approach. Other shops prefer MacOS because the software is better vetted and/or Unix Is needed for their work.

Some shops prefer windows machines and will have a common load of software imaged onto them. They forbid removable media, and trowel wet concrete into all USB ports. Remember that most employees are clerical, not technical, so their legitimate computer uses are more narrow. Much better to give employees a device not capable of doing many of those things. You can control that behavior with tough policies, but enforcement costs money and it breeds ill will with the employees. I participated one weekend erasing the hard drives and personal files on 275,000 PCs and pushing an install of standard software same for everybody. I remember the horrible mess during Y2K days because PC and Mac users had installed so much software over the years, and the corporation had no way of knowing how that stuff was used, or if it might be critical. It greatly reduces the cost of IT support, if employees or students are unable to misconfigure anything. īesides the affordability, corporations should like the inability to install most 3rd party software packages as a valuable property.

I know the popularity of the OS mainly depends on the availability of software, computer is useless if not for the availability of software. Is that a marketing ploy to give free chromebook to students? The school of my grand daughter gives every student a chromebook. Summary:: I want to compare the popularity of them

Market share windows vs mac