Windows is pretty good even on minimal resources these days. Microsoft could cut a lot of legacy stuff out though for a Chromebook-like experience. I love the

Windows is pretty good even on minimal resources these days. Microsoft could cut a lot of legacy stuff out though for a Chromebook-like experience. I love the idea of a Chromebook. A somewhat limited laptop that looks after itself in terms of updates. My big issue with Chromebooks are that they are limited to only running Chrome web apps unless you root it but then you turn it into a "normal" laptop. Once the Windows app eco-system improves I could see a WindowsRT like version doing well. Strip out all the Win32 stuff all apps come in via the Windows Store with the option to side load by an administrator if needed. With Edge for web, Groove Music and Film & TV for music and video you have a pretty nice out of the box solution. Through in a few core apps like a modern Notepad, File Explorer, etc. and you have a great little Chromebook competitor. Also they have pretty good modern/universal core Office apps now. They need Office 365 to edit which is a pain but with the school has an Office 365 deal that isn't an issue either.