IMO, tablets are still a decent choice for people who think that 13" is too big for a laptop, although iPads may not work well for that because you're stuck with the default OS.
You hardly see a Chromebook anywhere in most consumer shops, and when they appear, it looks like testing waters, followed by endless promotions to try to get rid of them.
It is all about Windows 10 over here.
If you're willing to pretend like it's 2000 and tinker a bit, they make fantastic general-purpose Linux laptops. I like the $200 10" Asus ones with 360-degree hinges; the ARM ones have amazing battery life. And some of the ones that are designed for schools are almost indestructible.
ChromeOS isn't great, but the hardware offers a great mix of performance with low size and cost. The push to get them into educational environments also means that they often prioritize things like spill-proof keyboards and shock-proof chasses. And they also usually have fairly good physical security; most of them have a screw on the motherboard that you have to open the device and remove to reflash the boot firmware.
Like I said, the main difficulty with iPads is that you don't get many options for what you run on them.
And as for performance, I use mine for development and EDA, and speed has never been a huge concern over the years. I even get a reasonable 40fps when I'm working on my toy 3D game engine. Just because they ship with bloatware doesn't mean they aren't real computers...