> Not to mention every Chromebook is a Linux machine.

.. which might need a bit of tinkering to install Linux on. Just because it runs a kernel doesn't mean it will be usable out of the box.

For example this: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1nc1jui/how_to_actua...

I think GP's point is that a chromebook is a perfectly cromulent apternative to windows, running normal ChromeOS, for users looking for a simple web/docs/email machine.