This doesn't make sense. If $200 Windows laptops were as nice to use as Chromebooks, they'd cannibalize mid-range windows machines rather than ChromeOS devices

This doesn't make sense. If $200 Windows laptops were as nice to use as Chromebooks, they'd cannibalize mid-range windows machines rather than ChromeOS devices (and would be bad for OEMs' margins). I value the simplicity, speed, security, responsiveness and convenience of my Chromebook, not just the low price tag, and I'd be stunned if these new budget Windows machines offered any of those things.