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> To use the OS to the full requires a Google account, so you aren't even anonymous while you use it

What can't you do without a Google account? There's a "browse as guest" option.

And win10 has a local account option, no MS account needed to access all the features.

ChromeOS is for people who are not technically inclined and don't care much for privacy. The majority of users I am sure.

And if you toss the device into developer mode you can give it a root password and have an account that saves.