The comparison with ChromeOS is flawed because you can go into Dev mode[1] on ChromeOS and do whatever the heck you want in a linux userland. There&#x27;s even a project called Crouton[2] that allows you to install traditional Linux apps side-by-side on your Chromebook. You can also build ChromiumOS[3] the open-source version of ChromeOS and make it do whatever the heck you want.<p>I don&#x27;t know about you but I want my sysadmin to work for me so that when I tell it to shut up and get out of my way, it does exactly that.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chromium.org&#x2F;chromium-os&#x2F;poking-around-your-chrome-os-device" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chromium.org&#x2F;chromium-os&#x2F;poking-around-your-chro...</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;dnschneid&#x2F;crouton" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;dnschneid&#x2F;crouton</a>
[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chromium.org&#x2F;chromium-os&#x2F;developer-guide" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chromium.org&#x2F;chromium-os&#x2F;developer-guide</a>