The main benefits as I see them are: * Its an easy way to build simple(ish) cross-platform apps using HTML/CSS/Javascript. * A native app platform for Chromebo

The main benefits as I see them are: * Its an easy way to build simple(ish) cross-platform apps using HTML/CSS/Javascript. * A native app platform for Chromebooks * Promotion of your app the Chrome store. * For users their apps are available anywhere Chrome is.