The forgotten Chromebook that started it all
The Verge's podcast 'Version History' explores the origins of the Google Cr-48, the prototype device that introduced the world to ChromeOS. The episode discusses the evolution of Google's hardware strategy and the broader history of educational technology.
Why it matters
Understanding the history of ChromeOS provides context for the dominance of Chromebooks in the modern education sector.
Google didn’t even call the first Chromebook a “Chromebook.” The Cr-48 had no interesting design and no bright logos – it wasn’t even designed to be a product you could buy. Instead, it was a portal to a big new idea about computers.
In this week’s episode of Version History, The Verge’s Nilay Patel and MKBHD’s Marques Brownlee join David Pierce to help explain the history of ChromeOS and Chromebooks, and discuss whether Google’s approach to computer hardware was the right one.
[Media: https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=VMP5692627763]
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