I concur, but in retrospect, the curriculum even twenty years ago was learning locked-down pieces of software in a locked down environment. The usual "ICT" consisting of using Windows and learning the absolute basics of Word, Excel, and Publisher. Maybe they'd let you go on Google for 30 minutes once a month via Internet Explorer.

Anybody who has more than a passing interest will go "but what about x?", e.g., "how do they make games then?" or "how do they make movies then?" or "how do I write an app then?". Most kids weren't and still aren't interested, but the ones who are, will beg, steal, borrow or buy yesteryear junk to fiddle with.

It's perfect, being forced to use it by the school they'll come to hate it.

ChromeOS supports various kinds of Linux apps. Including normal desktop & cli apps in the Crostini developer oriented environment, and Android apps out of the box.

As a kid who grew up using Mac and Windows, I got the idea that the only software that exists has a GUI. Is that much better?

Or Linux, or Android, or Windows via WINE on Linux. And I'm sure Chromebooks would also run iOS and MacOS if Apple allowed it.

Did I miss anything?