The UX is extremely easy to use. For most users, you're just using web browsers and the window manager for chrome os is designed for just manipulating browser windows.
Unless you install Linux stuff (most users don't) you can't download any software. This means no malware is possible.
It guides you to store everything in the cloud, which allows you to treat your workstations as cattle rather than pets.
It’s not supposed to be extraordinary. It’s supposed to be simple and cheap and robust and working. Storing data in the cloud is part of that contract — if something happens to your computer (physical damage), you can get up and working very quickly with a new one. As in — you buy a new computer, sign in, and you’re done.
It’s not a set of trade offs that work for everyone, but it works well for many environments. I would have loved these back I the day when I had to maintain Windows clients for people to just turn around and use RDP to connect to a terminal server. Having a light weight client (that was secure) would have made that scenario much nicer.
Yes. You can also install vscode etc. Seamlessly integrated into the UI - cannot tell the difference between "native" ChromeOS apps and e.g. Firefox etc.
At least on "normal" Chromebooks anyway you can - I have no direct experience or knowledge of flex.
I tried Visual Studio Code in this release and it doesn't work. Never opens. Tried this old suggestion https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/m146zd/visual_stu... and the only change I see is that visual studio progress and trying to run until it doesn't after a few minutes.
Unless you install Linux stuff (most users don't) you can't download any software. This means no malware is possible.
It guides you to store everything in the cloud, which allows you to treat your workstations as cattle rather than pets.