7.3 million chrome OS notebooks sales forecasted for 2015, a growth of 27%

The chrome OS-based notebooks called chromebook sales are estimated to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, with a growth rate of 27% compared to 2014, according to market researcher Gartner. The cloud and Internet dependent chromebook offers enough security so that users can stay away from installing antivirus software which is more common in Windows-based notebooks. More importantly the cost of the chrome is less. A fairly good quality chrome books are available in the prize range of 150 to 200 US dollars. Education is a market which is driving chromebook sales. Consumer Market is estimated to represent 40% in U.S. and 27 Percent in EMEA in 2014. "Since the first model launched in mid-2011, Google's Chromebook has seen success mainly in the education segment across all regions," said Isabelle Durand, principal analyst at Gartner. "In 2014, the education sector purchased 72 percent of Chromebooks in EMEA, 69 percent in Asia/Pacific, and 60 percent in the U.S. (see Table 1).” Table 1. Chromebook Sales Market Share by Segment and Region, 2014 (Percent)
Source: Gartner (May 2015) Though the business segment is not a hot market for chromebooks, Google is targeting this segment with suite of office applications and other improvements, which can be accessed off-line...