
And then we have the many flavors, or distros, of Linux. But we keep saying it because Windows owns the lion’s share of desktop computing while MacOS has a smaller but passionate base. So we’ve been hearing “This will be the year of the Linux desktop” every year for at least a decade. ChromeOS is built on Linux and Linux is zippy Here’s my answer to why I use a Chromebook and ChromeOS.

And when I report on some of the premium Chromebooks that cost as much as a decent Mac or PC, I routinely hear the question: “ Why spend that much when you can get a Mac or PC for the same price and do so much more?” It’s a great question. But for the majority of my computing these days, I use a Chromebook. Over, and even before, that time, I’ve used Linux, Mac, and PCs.

I’ve been using Chromebooks since they first launched, starting with the CR-48 prototype back in 2010.
