1 in 5 US school districts now using Chromebooks says Google VP

Not everyone is warming up to the idea of Google Chromebooks, but the education market seems to be.

Chromebooks are used in 22 percent of US K-12 school districts said Google’s Caesar Sengupta, vice president of product management for Chromebooks. The rising adoption makes sense for a number of reasons. For starters, most Chromebooks are lower in price that traditional laptops or computers: You can find a few models for under $200. Compared to Microsoft-powered media sharing tools, Chromebooks are inherently simpler: A Linux kernel and the Chrome browser are the bulk of the software. Should Microsoft be worried? Maybe in the long-term, but Windows isn’t going away from the classroom any time soon.