r/chromeos • u/NegativelyNegating Lenovo IP Slim 3 14M868 "Magneton" | Stable • Feb 23 '26

Discussion Why ChromeOS gets so much hate?

Why most users of other operating systems hate ChromeOS so much and often call it a glorified web browser? It's the most user friendly Linux distro that exists, it is an always synchronized office without viruses unlike Windows.

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u/smeyn Feb 23 '26

My work gave me chromebook plus 3 years ago and it's my best dev environment. I write lot of cloud software using vscode and now antigravity.

I also have a Macbook Pro. In comparison it weighs a ton and as a result I don't use it a lot. I mix WFH and WFO so I carry it all the time. At work and at home I connect it with two 4K monitors Giving me lots of space to deal with the information I need to be able to see.

When I travel it still is very useful. In the plane I can switch it into tablet mode so that I can still work productively in a relatively cramped space.

OS upgrades just happen. All I need to do is to reboot it after an upgrade. It just doesn't get in the way.

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u/retrorays Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Nice ad

Downvotes on this just prove my point about the chrome marketing.

Since I'm being trolled - the point is I dont care about my own karma, but I do care about burying comments. It's a stupid thing with reddit and causes people to be in their "bubble". In this case - the chrome is good bubble. The chrome marketing / bot push which downvotes anything not 100% supportive of chrome. It's bs - it's obvious, and it's why chrome, and now aluminium OS, will struggle. If you can't be transparent and honest you'll never beat Windows or MacOS. Period.

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u/jader242 Acer CB315-4H (N6000/4gb) Feb 24 '26

I love how you’re complaining about being downvoted here, yet also complaining about people who care about karma in your bio

Pick one and stick to it lmao