There might be something more to it. There are a world of software engineers who have access to all that, including me, who find chromeos an excellent env to work on. I have a mac, google isn't spying on your when you write code in crostini and compile it.
Neither macOS nor Windows offers the deep Linux integration you get with Crostini (macOS doesn't run Linux apps, while WSL2 is good it doesn't offer the same integration as Crostini).
And modern version of Windows are much more of a privacy nightmare than ChromeOS, just take a look at the Windows Recall for example.
> Both MacOS and Windows offer that without all constraints and privacy negligent services from Google/Alphabet.
As yes, Windows, the famously privacy respecting OS. [1] [2]
Apple has also been hard at work developing new ways to gatekeep users from running their own software. [3] macOS updates are also widely known to be small, quick to install, and never leave the computer unbootable. [4] /s
I, like the author, have had Chromebooks for many years. They are, bar none, the most easy to use and secure by default computer I have ever used.
Chromebooks are cheap and are supported for longer than any Windows/macOS release and the update process is utterly seamless and without issue.
It has all but removed IT support requests from my elderly relatives. The worst thing they can do is install a sketchy Chrome extension, but that's painless to remove compared to malware.
This is akin to the person that uses their left hand to touch their right ear....
Both MacOS and Windows offer that without all constraints and privacy negligent services from Google/Alphabet.