> Google imposes expiration dates, even if the hardware still works.
The article doesn't even say what does it mean by expiration. The link [1] which expiration points to talks about Auto Update Expiration.
> “I hit the update button and found out it couldn’t update,” Mr. Nielsen said.
Well yes. That is like every MacBook or Windows 8 - 10 Laptop etc. Software update isn't free. Your iPhone dont get infinite iOS update, the same with Android.
So what exactly is the expiration, which the submitted article takes about, it turns out as listed in the second article [1] it meant,
> Immediately after a Chromebook’s expiration date, you won’t experience much of a difference. In fact, you’ll likely be able to use the device normally for months. But some sites might start to act funny.
It turns out Chrome inside Chromebook don't get updated like the original browser. So Chrome ( browsers ) may get outdated. And some shitty website will act funny. How the heck is that a Chromebook expiration? You could install Firefox on your Chromebook and it would still work. Complaining about Website not working on your expired Chromebook? That is a website problem.
Again I hate Chromebooks, they are shit, just like pretty much every Google product ever existed apart from early days Gmail and Google Reader. But you know what is even worst than Google, modern mainstream media reporting.