Ok, I understand that Chrome is a browser. I am turning into everything Google. My roomate is all Microsoft. CALL, me thick but the Chrome.....Andriod thing is still got me baffled? Is everything Google going Chrome, or is it phone will be Android, and Chrome is Computer? Or are they seperate? I believe them both to be flavors or Unix? As I have said before its a large learning curve from Microsoft to Andriod to me?
As I noted in another thread, it basically breaks down like this:
Android -- a Linux-based operating system from Google, primarily used on mobile devices (unless you're a geek and install it on a PC, but that's not relevant here!)
Chrome -- a web browser from Google
Chrome OS -- a Linux-based operating system from Google, primarily used on small computers like laptops, e.g., Chromebooks.
So , thing is do you give in to Microsoft?
I don't! I am, and have been, a Linux only person, and wouldn't even
consider switching to the inferior "OS" from micro$oft. All my PCs, laptops, phones, and tablets run some variant of Linux.
It really comes down to what you want to do. On a notebook type device you'll probably find the Chrome OS rather limiting, unless all you want to do is browse the Internet and stream video
That's true *IF* you leave the Chromebook as it came, running Chrome OS. But if you're like me and realize that just won't work out for you (took me all of 30 minutes), you install
Kubuntu Linux on it and you're good to go with a real, full-fledged laptop. My Chromebook has a 320GB hard drive, and I do NOTHING in the cloud, everything is stored on its drive or on my network's drives.
because it won't run any Windows apps (that I'm aware of).
Nor should it!

It's like asking a diesel vehicle to run on unleaded gas. They're two different creatures.
It is possible to run some window$ programs on Linux, using
wine, but no one should assume that programs for one operating system will unequivocally be able to run on a different OS.
@richmatthews76, if you tell us more about the things you'd want to do on your new laptop or tablet, we can help you sort it out better. For example, do you do anything with graphics programs, like manipulate images? Do you need word processing or spreadsheets? Do you play games online? Do you mostly just browse the web and check e-mail? Etc.