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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I didn't say it won't be able to go online.
But if the servers refuse the connection...
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Your arguments go from "I could see that" to "where's my tin foil hat?"
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I gather you haven't encountered websites that only support the absolute latest version of a browser? Or only certain whitelisted browsers?
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I've seen that, though they seem to be rare (maybe it's just the website I visit? Your mileage may vary). Since corporations tend to use older versions of browsers (where I work, we have to use an old version of Chrome and for some things, we still use IE), most sites will accept several versions of a browser.
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If Google stops patching bugs and security holes servers will have to deny access just to protect themselves. The gadget might have no problem getting online but be unable to go anyplace useful. For starters, if Google wants to make you upgrade they can block off Gmail, Youtube, Google...
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Google blocking access to their own services seems a little conspiracy theory-ish to me.
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It's like how they updated ChromeOS to run Android apps but only for newer devices. More than planned obsolescence, this sounds like forced obsolescence; perfectly fine hardware but if they want you to upgrade they can degrade the functionality enough to make it useless.
Now, having the capability doesn't mean they will use it but Google's track record with Android suggests they will, sooner or later, and probably sooner than later.
It's a matter of time.
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The older Chromebooks not being able to install Android apps sucks, but it didn't make a device I only purchased to surf the web (which is all the early Chromebooks promised to do) useless.
I guess in the end, when you buy a very inexpensive laptop that only runs a browser, you have to expect these things to happen.