cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/35343011
Internal Google documents, revealed in a recent child safety lawsuit, show the company viewed Chromebooks and its education tools as a way to onboard kids early creating "brand trust and loyalty over their lifetime."
A 2020 presentation described schools as a pipeline for future users.
Google says the documents mischaracterize its work, which prioritizes helping students and teachers with strong privacy safeguards in school accounts.
Sources: https://www.theverge.com/news/867138/google-chromebook-education-expansion-court-filings
8 Comments
David_Eight@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 240d
Hasn't this been obvious for like a decade now.
Carrot@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 240d
Yes, this has been very obvious. It's also why iPhones are branded as a teen status symbol, and why all the tech companies are racing to set up free internet infrastructure and give away laptops and phones in developing countries. It's also why almost all construction/farming equipment companies sell tiny/toy versions of their products for toddlers/children. Same with fast food restaurants and their toys for children. The list goes on and on.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 240d
Same thing Apple did back in 80's. Almost every computer lab was Apple II machines.
bhamlin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 240d
To be fair, Google wasn't ready with Chromebooks yet.
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 240d
The MacDonald method..
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 240d
the obvious has been proven, now the question will there be any meaningful punishment? probably no also microsoft has been doing the same shit in brazil except laptops are too expensive so they just provide the software for the computer labs (office suite, windows etc) and teams, honestly teams is indeed as bad as they say it is, horrible piece of shit comically confusing bloated and heavy
dev_null@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 239d
Yeah, same how it worked with Microsoft Office for decades before.
Was the AI slop image necessary for this post?
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 239d
AI is getting better but yeah, the kids weird hand-clump gives this one away.