Overview
- Back Market will sell an initial 3,000 preloaded USB keys for $3 starting March 30, with potential expansion based on demand.
- The keys install ChromeOS Flex, a secure, cloud-first operating system that receives ongoing updates and carries no monthly fees.
- Both companies frame the pilot as a way to reduce e-waste by keeping functional devices in service longer.
- ChromeOS Flex works on many Windows laptops and a subset of older Intel-based Macs, with no support for Apple’s M-series chips.
- The partnership was announced March 4 at Back Market’s Slow Tech Uprising event in Barcelona, which coincides with Mobile World Congress.