In the mid-2010s, the termcloudbook came to define a competing platform to Chromebook (a so-called "Chromebook killer"):[4] inexpensive, lightweight laptops, with 32- or 64-GBeMMCs, running a pared-down installation ofMicrosoft'sWindows, prioritizing web apps while being able to runlightweight local apps.[5] This initiative for a new type of cloudbook was pushed by Microsoft starting in 2015;[6] the first such cloudbook released wasAcer'sAspire One Cloudbook in 2015.[7][8] Later cloudbooks were released byAsus andHP (HP Stream).[5][9] Microsoft-partnered cloudbook manufacturers typically sold their machines with one-year free subscription offers for bothOffice 365 andOneDrive, cloud-based productivity software and file storage, respectively, from Microsoft.[10]
^Staff writer (December 10, 2010)."Move over Android: Chrome OS and MeeGo are here".The Online Reporter. Rider Research – via Gale.... while Google held an event Tuesday where the first 'Chromebook' or 'cloudbook' debuted.
