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These Official ChromeOS Flex USB Sticks Can Give Your Old Mac or Windows PC a Second Life

Summary by Wired
Google is partnering with Back Market to sell USB sticks that let you install ChromeOS Flex on older Windows and Intel-powered Macs collecting dust.

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Back Market, Europe's leading marketplace for professionally renewed electronics, and Google joins forces to expand access to ChromeOS Flex via a limited USB pilot program. The aim of the collaboration is to make compatible older laptops fit for the future, so that they remain safe, fast and productive for years. Many devices are still in top shape hardware-side. You only need the right software, u The post Laptops longer in use: Back Market and…

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Back Market and Google have launched a pilot project aimed at breathing new life into older laptops. The idea behind it: Many devices are still perfectly usable in terms of hardware, but fail due to outdated or unsupported software. This is precisely where the collaboration comes in. ...Read the full article: Back Market and Google want to revive old laptops with ChromeOS Flex

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Wired broke the news in United States on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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