I'm really happy someone is trying to compete, but not sure why I would buy this.
This does sidestep some of the security features of the device, but it's fine if you really want it. Or you can just ssh somewhere.
FWIW, I've never had any burn in issues with my first gen Retina MacBook in all the years I've owned it. Although based on many of the complaints I've read, that's because I was lucky to get the better screen.
The screen's also 8% sharper. (220dpi vs 239dpi). I don't have them side-by-side right now, so it's hard to say if that part's noticeable. I mostly base my judgement on the quality of the backlight in conjunction with the super-high DPI and touchscreen.
You cannot get such a good screen from Apple, even on a $3000 MacbookPro.
If I were to buy a second computer for travelling and lightweight stuff at home, and not developing, I guess a Chromebook would be a nice choice. But not at the price of a Macbook Air, though.
They are buying them for children (to avoid malware and viruses and the general cruft of maintaining an OS), and for themselves (because, again, viruses and cruft).
Meanwhile, this OP may well be about a very expensive Chromebook but the other killer advantage of them is they're very lightweight, have very long battery life, and are VERY cheap. If you're sick of Windows and the fact that it just gets slower and slower over time (and everybody is), and you're not the sort of person who has 30 tabs open (which is more or less everybody but us), and you actually need to have a device you can type on, then they're great.
I recommend them to most 'civilians' I know after making sure they don't actually need one of the few things it can't handle.
I presume they're not getting the Pixel models though. I don't know who buys those.
Nevermind, Macs have those features too.