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by mark_l_watson 1609 days ago
Way off target (sorry) but I wonder when consumer Chromebook-like devices running Fushia will be generally available.

It is partly because of some dissatisfaction with Apple that I have been looking kindly at Chromebooks. For the price of a magic keyboard cover for an iPad Pro, I bought a Lenovo Chromebook last year (including a keyboard cover with trackpad and pen stylus) that does fine for enjoying all types of media, and if I don’t run anything else then the Linux container system is adequate for some light weight development.

If Fushia ends up being good, I look forward to something like a Chromebook that uses it.

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Fuchsia could very well become a universal OS (mobile, desktop, tv, wearables). Not sure what are Google's intentions though. Maybe they will end up killing it as they typically do.
Currently it is the Nest OS, it remains to be seen when it will move beyond that.

Android Things nee Brillo, didn't last long after being released with hype.

You are better off buying a proper Linux laptop from an Linux OEM like Tuxedo.

I have a fabulous System76 Linux laptop
So you already have your ChromeOS, just by starting Chrome. :)