Comment Lending and losing your netbook (Score 1) 349
I would not want to lend a netbook running Windows, Ubuntu, or Android to my hacker friend because he might install a keylogger or some kind of proxy, just for fun. Or to my grandmother, who might install malware by accident.
With a regular laptop, there's a mental cost in remembering to delete all my personal data before I stop using it. ChromeOS guarantees that your user state can't be accessed by the next person who uses the device.
There is value to having a computing device that you can use without worrying about its health and your data.