> It is ridiculous that Google made the choice to make ChromeOS the "cheap" OS.
The original goal was to make a laptop performant enough for a wide swath of common web based tasks that was very affordable to purchase and administer. It succeeded at that very well, especially in primary/secondary education.
For many years now there have also been high performance Chromebooks available that can run a full Linux environment, drive multiple monitors at high resolution, and run heavy software like Figma.
The engineering investment has been there, but the storytelling about the capabilities of these devices hasn't taken place. Now that's starting to happen, and probably non-coincidentally when Adobe Photoshop for the web is available.
The original goal was to make a laptop performant enough for a wide swath of common web based tasks that was very affordable to purchase and administer. It succeeded at that very well, especially in primary/secondary education.
For many years now there have also been high performance Chromebooks available that can run a full Linux environment, drive multiple monitors at high resolution, and run heavy software like Figma.
The engineering investment has been there, but the storytelling about the capabilities of these devices hasn't taken place. Now that's starting to happen, and probably non-coincidentally when Adobe Photoshop for the web is available.