

Now, they are not only outselling Macs, but they're taking over the Windows market too. Free cloud-based email, storage, collaborative documents and presentations, all in a cloud-based system made Chromebook the go-to-device for education.Īltogether, Chromebooks offered all the functionalities with the ease of use and battery life of a tablet in a laptop form. Google also started supporting development of apps specifically for Educational purposes. With Chrome Management Console, School admins/teachers can easily monitor and control users, devices and apps across a fleet of Chromebooks. In addition to this, Chromebook became popular among teachers and administrators because of their easy management. This became a favorable point for parents who wanted their kids to own a device exclusively for school work. A Chromebook costed roughly $199 whereas a basic iPad price ranged from $300-$400. Chromebooks had most of the features of a laptop but without the expensive memory of laptops. In a few years, Chromebooks began to take over the market by 2014 - the primary reason for their popularity being the price.

These features helped students create presentations, spreadsheets, compose music or edit movies on the go. It came with a variety of built-in apps like Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Notes, iMovie and more. iPad was raved for its power, durability, ease of use, multimedia and accessibility features. Back in 2010, when the Apple iPad was first launched, it was preferred to be the go-to device for most parents and schools.
