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It's gentoo based. Just because its DE is basically just chrome doesn't make it any less of an OS. Hell, you can even run another OS in a chroot on it.

You'll get similar performance if you put your OS on an SSD, and select services that minimize your boot time.

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Can I join it to my AD infrastructure? Can I access network shares (NFS/SMB) ? I could list off a million "Can I...?" questions but the fact remains that it's a Google Chrome appliance. The detail that hidden underneath is a Linux/Gentoo base is irrelevant. This is no different than your PS4 which runs Orbis, a stripped down OS based on FreeBSD. It's not a real OS targeted for users who want a complete OS computing experience. It's an appliance with a single purpose built upon parts of an existing OS.

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