Is using Chrome OS like going to prison?

Now that's a question I never expected to ask on Easter morning. But instead of waking up to egg hunts, I'm haunted by Brian Fagioli's Google+ Chromebook Community post overnight. He stirs up the hornets nest today.

"Using Chrome OS is a lot like prisoners in jail making alcohol in the toilet", he writes. "Even when you are limited, you will find a way. While it is fun to find a way to do things despite the limitations of Chrome OS, the question remains: why do we choose to put ourselves in jail?"

Fagioli isn't some troll tweaking Chromebook users. He purchased the Samsung Series 3 Chromebook -- that's the ARM-based model selling for $249 -- in January. This morning I asked if he is satisfied with the computer. "Yeah I love it", he answers. "I use it for personal use but the limitations caused me to install ubuntu in dual boot. Chrome OS won't let me access file sharing on my home network or even print to my home printer".