chromebooks are incredibly accessible computers to so many people, and making real linux tools available through chromeos makes those tools’ reach that much greater. I got through a whole CS degree on a developer mode chromebook, and it’s pretty exciting to think of what this means for educational stuff for families who’ve gotten a chromebook for their kids’ remote schooling.
bf bought a pinebook, and it seems kinda similar? took him quite a while to get it booting off an ssd, though