@John@sjvn I'd ask the other way around: what does ChromeOS do better than Linux for an individual?
I install Fedora Silverblue on old laptops for average users. It is an immutable OS with automated transactional updates, all apps run in Flatpak and update automatically, too.
The problem with ad systems today is that they know an order of magnitude more information about you than ever before. And you think they use it for your benefit, not theirs? Common, we live in capitalism.
@sesivany@sjvn I find powerwash very reassuring on those rare occasions when someone has gotten malicious JavaScript past Google's protections.
There are days when I think powerwash is the most significant improvement for user security of the last decades.
Other than that, I think that when mom is accessing retirement accounts I want her to be using either Apple or Google products. That might be a judgment call: policing staff versus reviewing contributions.
@sjvn if they used a Chromebook before, yes, but otherwise I don't think it's necessarily easier to use than a Linux distro. GNOME is also easy to use, the system can update autonomously, apps are installed with one click... Some of the users I've installed it for don't even know it's Linux.
@sjvn maybe there is difference in perception between the US and Europe. Here Chromebooks are not a thing. ChromeOS is as rare or even rarer than Linux distros. So almost no one has a prior experience with it.
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