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Because after a day of work, most people just want to see funny pictures and check their email and login to a bank account to pay some bills. They're consumers, not producers.

> "Because after a day of work, most people just want to see funny pictures and check their email and login to a bank account to pay some bills. They're consumers, not producers."

You're simply saying people want affordable technology. In that case, what is Chromebook's advantage over the competition? The market is flooded with cheap hardware, targeting those exact types of consumers.

> In that case, what is Chromebook's advantage over the competition?

Chromebooks are not about the price. There are plenty of affordable alternatives. They are about having to do zero maintenance.

Lack of malware and ease of use.

It has less lock-in than any iOS device. Those things are pretty popular.

Well I haven't seen an ad on any of my computers or phones in the last 2 years. Obviously if everyone was like that the entire tech industry would have collapsed already.