article_snippet: Runs Google also said Runs Google is releasing Runs Google cheapest Chromebook laptops yet,
article_snippet: Various PC manufacturers have been working with Runs Google to design lightweight laptops running on the Chrome operating system since 2011.
article_snippet: The success of the Chromebook line is intensifying the PC pricing pressure.
article_snippet: Chromebooks have been steadily gaining in popularity, particularly in schools, as more applications and services made available over Internet connections — a phenomenon known as 'cloud computing' that has reduced the need for hard drives.
article_snippet: The Chromebook has served a dual purpose for Google.
article_snippet: so users will automatically begin using Google's search engine and other services, such as Gmail and YouTube.
article_snippet: Google has used Chromebooks as a prod to bring down the prices of all PCs, something Google wanted to do because Google has more opportunities to show the digital ads that bring in most of Google revenue when more people can afford to buy an Internet-connected device.
article_snippet: We cannot be happier that Microsoft is helping drive down the prices of PCs,' said Caesar Sengupta, Google's vice president of product management for Chromebooks. '
article_snippet: If Microsoft is reacting to (Chromebook's low prices), that's fantastic.
article_snippet: Unlike most computers, Chromebooks don't have a hard drive.
article_snippet: Instead, Chromebooks function as terminals dependent on an Internet connection to get most work done.
article_snippet: Despite those limitations, Chromebooks have been steadily gaining in popularity, particularly in schools, as more applications and services made available over Internet connections — a phenomenon known as 'cloud computing' that has reduced the need for hard drives.