Apple's lead in the U.S. education market has faded. In 2015 Chromebooks had 51 percent of the K-12 market, Windows 25 percent, and Apple OS's 21 percent.
Google has officially denied reports that it plans to "phase out" Chrome OS while confirming a project is under way to combine the best of Chrome and Android.
Chromebook Enterprise and Education users can now lock their computers remotely in case of theft or misplacement as long as they run Chrome OS version 40+.
Smart Lock has made its way through Google's various Chrome OS channels and is now available for all Chromebook users who also own Android 5.0 devices.
Asus CEO Jerry Shen confirms his company is finally jumping on the Chromebook bandwagon, with the Chrome OS maturing as a platform and gaining momentum.
Both Acer and Asus are rumored to be prepping new Chromebooks for the second half of 2013, just as Intel is getting ready to announce $200 Android laptops.