Cloudbook Explained
A cloudbook is a class of laptop computer, originally defined as any lightweight laptop with a small solid-state drive (SSD), built-in Wi-Fi, and a minimal operating system configured to prioritize web browsing, web applications, and cloud storage. The concept emerged in 2007 with the cancelled Palm Foleo.[1] In 2010, Google announced a reference design for a cloudbook running the company's ChromeOS; called Chromebook, the first models were released in 2011.[2] Chromebook was a massive success for Google and found widespread adoption, especially in educational markets.[3]
In the mid-2010s, the term cloudbook came to define a competing platform to Chromebook (a so-called "Chromebook killer"):[4] inexpensive, lightweight laptops, with 32- or 64-GB eMMCs, running a pared-down installation of Microsoft's Windows, prioritizing web apps while being able to run lightweight local apps.[5] This initiative for a new type of cloudbook was pushed by Microsoft starting in 2015;[6] the first such cloudbook released was Acer's Aspire One Cloudbook in 2015.[7] [8] Later cloudbooks were released by Asus and HP (HP Stream).[9] Microsoft-partnered cloudbook manufacturers typically sold their machines with one-year free subscription offers for both Office 365 and OneDrive, cloud-based productivity software and file storage, respectively, from Microsoft.[10]
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Staff writer . December 10, 2010 . Move over Android: Chrome OS and MeeGo are here . The Online Reporter . Rider Research . Gale . ... while Google held an event Tuesday where the first 'Chromebook' or 'cloudbook' debuted..
- News: February 18, 2021 . Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time . BBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20240504132456/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56116573 . May 4, 2024 . Staff writer.
- Web site: Tofel . Kevin . August 5, 2015 . No, a Windows 10 Cloudbook isn't a Chromebook killer . ZDNET . Ziff-Davis . https://web.archive.org/web/20150808000941/https://www.zdnet.com/article/no-a-windows-10-cloudbook-isnt-a-chromebook-killer/ . August 8, 2015.
- Web site: Behrens . David . January 4, 2020 . Chromebooks and Cloudbooks – what's the difference? . The Yorkshire Post . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508203719/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/chromebooks-and-cloudbooks-whats-the-difference-1744863 . May 8, 2024.
- Web site: Lynch . Jim . July 30, 2015 . Chromebooks versus Cloudbooks: Will Microsoft beat Google? . ITworld . IDG Publications . https://web.archive.org/web/20150731095908/https://www.itworld.com/article/2954972/mobile/chromebooks-versus-cloudbooks-will-microsoft-beat-google.html . July 31, 2015 . 1.
- Web site: Evangelho . Jason . July 16, 2015 . Microsoft Partners Prepare Low Cost Windows 10 'Cloudbook' Competitors to Chromebooks, Acer Leads Charge . Hot Hardware . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313215136/https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-partners-prepare-low-cost-windows-10-cloudbook-competitors-to-chromebooks . March 13, 2024.
- Web site: Paul . Ian . August 4, 2015 . Acer's insanely cheap Windows 10 Cloudbooks take aim at Chromebooks . PC World . IDG Publications . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606161417/https://www.pcworld.com/article/422880/acers-insanely-cheap-windows-10-cloudbooks-take-aim-at-chromebooks.html . June 6, 2023.
- Web site: Lu . Alan . Adam Shepherd . February 8, 2016 . HP Stream 11 review: A cheap and colourful 'cloudbook' laptop, but far from cheerful . ITPro . Future plc . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803210419/https://www.itpro.com/laptops/24494/hp-stream-11-review . August 3, 2021.
- Web site: Wong . Steven . November 23, 2017 . Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 review . TechRadar . Future plc . 1.
