Google Jamboard: Difference between revisions

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===Lack of compensation for hardware purchasers===

Despite the very large up-front financial investment by customers, Google offered zero hardware compensation for non-educational buyers who purchased the devices. Educational institutions received only vague promises of compensation "on a partner-by-partner basis" without specific details.<ref name="GD" />

Despite the very large up-front financial investment by customers, Google offered zero hardware compensation for non-educational buyers who purchased the devices. Educational institutions received only vague promises of compensation "on a partner-by-partner basis" without specific details.<ref name="GD" /> <sup>[more info needed: what, if anything, did schools typically receive?]</sup>

The devices cannot run alternative software due to locked bootloaders and proprietary firmware, making them permanently obsolete once Google's servers shut down. A group of tech-savvy individuals on the XDA-developers forum ported lineageOS to the devices to give them increased functionality. <ref>{{Cite web |title=[UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 22 for the Google Jamboard - WIP {{!}} XDA Forums |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/unofficial-lineageos-22-for-the-google-jamboard-wip.4755529/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=XDA-Forums|author=npjohnson|date=2025-08-21}}</ref> Factory resets prompt users to enter activation codes that cannot be obtained.

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 ===Lack of compensation for hardware purchasers===
-Despite the very large up-front financial investment by customers, Google offered zero hardware compensation for non-educational buyers who purchased the devices. Educational institutions received only vague promises of compensation "on a partner-by-partner basis" without specific details.<ref name="GD" />
+Despite the very large up-front financial investment by customers, Google offered zero hardware compensation for non-educational buyers who purchased the devices. Educational institutions received only vague promises of compensation "on a partner-by-partner basis" without specific details.<ref name="GD" /> <sup>[more info needed: what, if anything, did schools typically receive?]</sup>
 The devices cannot run alternative software due to locked bootloaders and proprietary firmware, making them permanently obsolete once Google's servers shut down. A group of tech-savvy individuals on the XDA-developers forum ported lineageOS to the devices to give them increased functionality. <ref>{{Cite web |title=[UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 22 for the Google Jamboard - WIP {{!}} XDA Forums |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/unofficial-lineageos-22-for-the-google-jamboard-wip.4755529/ |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=XDA-Forums|author=npjohnson|date=2025-08-21}}</ref> Factory resets prompt users to enter activation codes that cannot be obtained.