Stefan Mileschin

Who needs a Windows notebook? That must be a question that is rattling Microsoft as it gears up to the introduction of Windows 10.

And a report from Gartner underlines that uncomfortable fact for Microsoft, because it seems that worldwide Chromebook sales will hit 7.3 million units this year.

While education is the main market for Chromebooks and accounted for 72 percent of sales in 2014, it looks like other people are voting with their wallets.

While Isabelle Durand, a principal analyst at Gartner, said sals of Chromebooks are low, although small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are buying the kit, it’s likely that enterprises will prick up their ears in the future.

Durand said that Google is looking hard at the business segment, particularly with its Chromebook for Work office applications.

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