I have moral opposition to using any browser that is deeply integrated into the OS. We have seen IE, and let us hope that we do not return to that dark age. I would never claim that just because a browser runs as an application rather than a pseudo-service makes it secure, but I feel confident in saying that it makes it more secure. Attack surface, et al.
My opinion of ChromeOS is that it is a toy, but please read that knowing that I am not their target audience. Plus, my understanding is that the marketing message is "the browser is the OS" but under the covers it's a Linux platform. I am not extremely educated on ChromeOS, but you asked my opinion.
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