I think ChromeOS suffers from the same problem Linux desktop advocates suffers from - the assumption that the end user just uses "email, a browser, and nothing

I think ChromeOS suffers from the same problem Linux desktop advocates suffers from - the assumption that the end user just uses "email, a browser, and nothing else." That's almost never true. Whats true is that each user only uses 10% of the features of the OS but different users use a different 10%. Grandma uses skype because her grandkids are overseas. Dad uses an old version of Quicken he'll never upgrade from. Mom uses an HP multifunction printer and edits scanned photos. Sister uses two different instant messengers. Son plays a couple of video games. etc. I'm not sure where ChromeOS fits into any of this. Tablets are a pretty big compromise and ChromeOS can't do 90% of what tablets can do, let alone a real OS.