Heard this one before. It makes sense though, it's been a while since Google has killed something that worked and re-branded it into something worse. They could only help themselves for so long.
There's no reason to do this, and as other posters have said, if their target is iPadOS they need to aim higher.
ChromeOS is already as good as iPadOS in its way. Not sure what this would even accomplish. Even Apple seems to admit, though there's little difference in their case, that phone OS and tablet OS should be distinct. ChromeOS already works without a keyboard attached, runs Android apps, and can be completely locked down like a tablet.
If anything they should lean more into making ChromeOS a real Linux for the desktop. But as I type that I think of what Chrome did to the web and I want them to keep their distance from Linux.
There's no reason to do this, and as other posters have said, if their target is iPadOS they need to aim higher.
ChromeOS is already as good as iPadOS in its way. Not sure what this would even accomplish. Even Apple seems to admit, though there's little difference in their case, that phone OS and tablet OS should be distinct. ChromeOS already works without a keyboard attached, runs Android apps, and can be completely locked down like a tablet.
If anything they should lean more into making ChromeOS a real Linux for the desktop. But as I type that I think of what Chrome did to the web and I want them to keep their distance from Linux.