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Maricelle Thomas has a MBA with a background in Engineering and IT. She started out as an Industrial Engineer and later moved into supporting and implementing ERP systems and Web Applications. A strong interest in the Arts and Creative fields led to her current gig as a Tech Blogger. Her deep experience in Business Analysis and various technologies enable her to provide her readers with a rich perspective on how technology can improve their daily lives. Check out her videos on YouTube or read up on her latest posts at Google +, Blogger and getlinuxanswers.com.
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The Chromebook could act like a "PC" if you installed Ubuntu on it using Crouton. Then you could toggle between Chrome OS and Ubuntu (when you're offline). The traditional method of loading software natively on the desktop won't go away entirely but it's currently being assaulted by the "Cloud Computing". If I was forced by my job to use MS Office, I wouldn't have to be on a "Windows Only" PC to use it. If I were a very "enterprising app developer", I would be developing cross-platform for the web to maximize my profit potential. There's HTML5, Python, etc....
I do not profess to be an expert on infrastructure and networking. However, I think the Limux project sounds like a good role model to follow and learn from. Also, Canonical offers a product called "Landscape" which manages Ubuntu and non-Ubuntu desktops remotely. How about finding out how Google manages thousands of Gentoo-Linux desktops with Windows PC's?