Google has launched ChromeOS Flex, aimed at organizations facing the dilemma of outdated Windows 10 PCs losing support in October 2025 and unable to upgrade to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations. ChromeOS Flex, previously known as Neverware before Google’s acquisition in 2020, takes the ChromeOS operating system and tailors it for use on older PCs and Macs that have reached the end of support. Its key strengths lie in being free, secure, lightweight, fast, easy to update and maintain, with a user-friendly interface centered around the familiar Chrome browser.
Google states that ChromeOS Flex has been tested to work on over 600 models of computers, which administrators can test by booting from a USB drive without the need for actual installation.
Google’s business model for ChromeOS Flex is to offer it for free, while organizations seeking enterprise management features can purchase them from Chrome Enterprise at a price of $50 per device per year.
TLDR: Google introduces ChromeOS Flex as a solution for organizations with older PCs facing the end of support for Windows 10, offering a free, secure, and user-friendly operating system with the option to upgrade for enterprise management features.
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