Comment by ahartmetz
They are another somewhat closed ecosystem and becoming more closed over time. Better than a TV that runs Linux, (so far still) better than Android, worse than any "real" Linux distribution.
They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.
> They are mostly on the wrong side in the war on general-purpose computing.
All modern Chromebooks can be put into developer mode without opening the case, which gives you root access.