Simon Phipps provides an in-depth account of an ongoing shift from a MacBook Pro to a Chromebook. ‘ My experiences using a Chromebook for a month have been so good I believe it deserves serious consideration. … The Chromebook line is probably the most successful Linux desktop/laptop computer we’ve seen to date. Most of the software on the device is open source and it relies heavily on open standards. The options for updating it yourself are openly discussed, and enterprising hackers have even loaded full GNU/Linux distributions onto it. … It reminds me very much of the experience of adjusting to thin client computing five years ago. I can imagine it fitting easily into a corporate environment, especially using the administrative control features Google sells for business users. Businesses open to using a thin client desktop should be evaluating Chromebooks and Chromeboxes — they are today’s open source equivalent of yesterday’s proprietary thin clients and Sun Rays.’