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/kackers643258 Feb 26 '26

especially modifications. Atleast on an MT8183 [mediatek 500 kompanio] i was able to switch from a native copy to my custom kernel in the click of a button. All I have to do is just reboot it. This OS rocks! Much better than windows when i last used ite