I came across this when I visited Distrowatch. It seems interesting. http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=08922 http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=chromixium http://chromixium.org/ I have not tried it but thought it might be useful for some members here. Dedoimedo might want to give it a spin and review perhaps?
According to the wiki, it's attached to your Google account, like ChromeOS. That seems a bit... fragile, for my liking. Also have to admit, I don't really understand the allure of ChromeOS for experienced users. It's secure and all, but it's much less flexible than a full Linux distro.
A similar but much more promising project IMO is the PapyrOS It's based on Arch Linux and incorporates all the latest tech's (Wayland, Qt 5, Material design etc) http://papyros.io/
What a surprise... Pear OS I'm looking at you. Anyhow, I have an actual Chromebook and it works fine after Developer Mode and crouton.
Hmmm ... interesting. Was Apple involved in the death of Pear OS? ~ IT World http://www.itworld.com/article/2831201/was-apple-involved-in-the-death-of-pear-os.html
I cannot speak for everyone but IMO, I think it all boils down to how much a user's computing experience revolves around the web and cloud-based solutions. As far as I'm concerned, ChromeOS allows me to get online quickly and do whatever I need to do with little maintenance...as opposed to running a full-blown desktop OS (be it Windows or Linux) where there is more complexity (such as drivers, legacy code, etc) involved. It is not the flexibility that appeals...it is the simplicity.
I guess the "cloud" is the crux of the issue. I don't like relying too much on cloud-based solutions; in part because my ISP has a history of flaking out.
Of course no doubt the stigmatism which is attached to anything google will transcend into this OS..?