Acloudbook is a class of laptop computer, originally defined as any lightweight laptop with a small solid-state drive (SSD), built-in Wi-Fi, and a minimal operating system configured to prioritize web browsing, web applications, and cloud storage. The concept emerged in 2007 with the cancelled Palm Foleo.[1] In 2010, Google announced a reference design for a cloudbook running the company's ChromeOS; called Chromebook, the first models were released in 2011.[2] Chromebook was a massive success for Google and found widespread adoption, especially in educational markets.[3]
In the mid-2010s, the term cloudbook came to define a competing platform to Chromebook (a so-called "Chromebook killer"):[4] inexpensive, lightweight laptops, with 32- or 64-GB eMMCs, running a pared-down installation of Microsoft's Windows, prioritizing web apps while being able to run lightweight local apps.[5] This initiative for a new type of cloudbook was pushed by Microsoft starting in 2015;[6] the first such cloudbook released was Acer's Aspire One Cloudbook in 2015.[7][8] Later cloudbooks were released by Asus and HP (HP Stream).[5][9] Microsoft-partnered cloudbook manufacturers typically sold their machines with one-year free subscription offers for both Office 365 and OneDrive, cloud-based productivity software and file storage, respectively, from Microsoft.[10]
... while Google held an event Tuesday where the first 'Chromebook' or 'cloudbook' debuted.
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