Has anyone here tried a Chromebook?

[joe at actionline.com]

Stephen wrote:
> ... [chromebooks] are 100% purpose built to run just a browser.
> Within that there are a number of tools giving you a great deal
> of functionality inside the chrome browser as a plugin. One of my
> favorites of these is an SSH client. they also have RDP and VNC
> clients as well.

What is RDP?

Would it be possible to install Linux on the Samsung chromebook?
I've read that it is being done on the Acer C7 chromebook.

Or could one boot Linux from a USB flash stick on the Samsung?