I've seen a few times where Chrome OS is pushed in certain topics, but there's no justified reasons as to why it's better than Windows 10, other than it's less at risk to malware X or vulnerability Y.
To those who promote Chrome OS, do you use it as your daily driver?
What are the other potential benefits of using Chrome OS?
What would you say to users who want to avoid Google-related products? And what's the next best alternate to Chrome OS?
What hardware would you recommend; price range, running costs etc?
Transparency: I do not own a Chromebook. I have tinkered with them. And from tinkering with them I can state that a Chromebook will reliably provide three things:
1. All browser-based functionality
2. All cloud-based functionality
3. Local storage functionality
For the Average Joe user the whole justification is security. And it just isn't risk to malware X and vulnerability Y. To get the most out of Windows 10 security the Average Joe user has way too much of a burden because of the way it is designed. They're much better off with Chromebook.
As far as the rest of Windows 10, most people don't need it because they don't use it. Most people still predominantly use a browser and the occasional text editor. So on that basis alone, Chromebook meets the needs of the vast majority of Average Joe users.
Of course once Chromebook passes the threshold of popularity then the apparent Chrome OS "immunity" to malware and vulnerabilities will be no more. The malc0de vultures will descend upon it like fresh carrion and it too expose its weaknesses and will be infested with malware and exploits.
As far as hardware the options are limited. $1,800+ Pixelbook is a ripoff of gargantuan proportions as far I am concerned. It gets good reviews but I'm sorry, no dice at that price. I am not a fan of sub-14 inch laptops because I think the screen size becomes unusable for meaningful serious work any smaller than 14 inch. There's only a single 15.6 inch model available.
I always thought Chromebook was always meant to be cheap. I don't know where Google is coming from with their Pixelbook.
The guy to ask about Chromebook hardware is
@ForgottenSeer 58943.
The hype about Google and privacy is overblown. It is no worse than Microsoft products.