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I know it's probably an odd choice, but ChromeOS. It has the potential to be not just a good starting point for new Linux users but also a distro that could allow Linux to be a lot more accessible to people who aren't as technologically capable. The main problem is that, similar to android, Google prevents ChromeOS from being used as a proper Linux distro. Right now, it might be a good alternative to Windows and MacOS but as a Linux distro, it's just not worth using. Especially considering that Linux already has some options available for running android apps, such as Waydroid, that work pretty well.
I really think Google has no idea what it wants ChromeOS to be anymore, they're just kinda shoving in shoddy solutions to its problems so they can say "hey we can do that too!"
soon they're gonna introduce Steam and I look forward to that being a big shitshow lol
Have they ever? ChromeOS's original "app store" was just Chrome's extension store. It's been awhile since I've checked but Google doesn't (or at least didn't) officially support running android apps in ChromeOS Flex. Instead of focusing on getting more apps running on ChromeOS, they're actively working on Google Play Games for Windows (which also hurts android). For which I think I saw that there are games that work in Google Play Games but they don't work in ChromeOS for some reason. I'd imagine that there are a lot of other weird things but it's been a while since I've actually used it.
It's just one of those things where, ChromeOS has the potential to be a good competitor to Windows and MacOS (and maybe even a good Linux distro) but for some reason Google does nothing with it to make it worth using and actually seems to be actively harming it.
It's Pichai's handiwork from what I understand. He was in charge of it before becoming CEO according to Wikipedia.