I just saved a chromebook from going to the trash at the end of tge day . lol
LOL I have never owned a Chromebook. I won't say never, but I'm probably not going to own one in the near future, though I am reaching the point where I'm being forced/coerced to use Windows.
I'm modernizing some of my music gear (it's a long story, but I'm a retired, though sometimes still performing, professional musician). That requires Windows, or sometimes Android - but always at least Windows. Windows is the common denominator.
(If you've noticed me not posting on a weekend night, odds are good that I'm not home, I'm performing - though I'm doing less and less of that these days as my ultimate goal is to retire completely. I'm not in it for the money, I'm in it for the fun - and the obligation. As I said, it's a long story.)
So, like it or not, I'm going to have to, by virtue of the things I've purchased, going to have to get a Windows box up and running. Obviously, I have a current complete lack of Windows devices. This is going to be interesting. I'll probably keep it off-line inasmuch as I can, but I still feel obligated to keep the damned thing updated. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
I've been putting off buying said Windows machine for more than a year. I just don't want a Windows computer. I have things like amp/cab modelers that I can control with tiny buttons and a tiny screen, but the full fledged editing isn't available without a Windows device. I have an amp, a lovely 'bedroom' Fender Mustang LT25, and I can't update it to the new firmware 'cause I don't actually have a Windows computer. I also can't edit the some of the settings without it - unless, maybe, I use the tiny screen on it. But, it does kinda work with Linux... Not nearly as well as it should, but it does kinda work...
I have two modeling/multi-effects pedals that demand the same thing, plus I have not just one but two Kemper systems that require Windows. So, it's time for me to get a Windows device. Obviously, it should be a mobile device, so that I can take it to the amps or whatnot. So, I gotta buy one...
Ah well...
/rant