New Open Source OS – Google Chrome Operating System
Although Google has just launched Google Chrome browser nine months ago but today it have more than 30 million users. Now, Google has taken another innovative approach by launching its Google Chrome Operating System. The Google Chrome Operating System is an open source free OS which targeted to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems.
The highlights of the platform are speed, simplicity and security for improving the users experience while on the web. The OS has been designed with basic features, functionality and underlying security architecture of the web.
According to the company, they will work with multiple OEMs such as Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba to unveil a number of netbooks in the market by next year. The innovative OS will run on both x86 and ARM chips. The software architecture is simple which Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. All web-based applications is expected to work automatically and there is no limitation on the web technologies as long as the web-based applications are able to run on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Google reveals that the Chrome OS is an entirely new project which is separate from Android. From the initial stages Android was structured to work across an array of devices like phones, set-top boxes, netbooks and more.
The company is plans to work with open source community soon to accomplish this new project.
Update: More details on Chrome OS (Chromium OS).
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July 18th, 2009 16:45
i feel it is very fast and it is very nice to use today world and also better than other thing of operting sysytem, so it is nice to use
July 14th, 2009 08:27
I don’t think Microsoft has to worry about Chrome OS, just like Google doesn’t have to worry about Bing!. Ubuntu has to worry about Chrome OS and Yahoo! has to worry about Bing!
When XBox came out, MS just wanted to be #2. It knew it was up against the PlayStation and set its sights on Nintendo which was fighting on two fronts – against Sony and Sega.
Similarly, the Zune is there just to make sure that MS has something in that arena. MS isn’t trying to take down Apple because it knows that’s a losing fight.
It’s not about the fight to be #1; it’s about the fight to be #2. It’s smaller players that are threatened when the giants venture into new waters. When MS made the Zune, it didn’t threaten Apple – it threatened Creative.
Besides, MS has experience competing with Google. Last time I checked, Microsoft Office was still the industry standard.
July 14th, 2009 03:29
[...] recently announced the launch of their “Chrome OS“. The Linux-based desktop has been available for at least a year (codename) but for now [...]
July 13th, 2009 13:11
Will most window-based program work on this OS? e.g. Word, Excel, VB Based programs, ocx’s, dll’s, fonts, ico, etc.
July 12th, 2009 01:13
[...] Chrome, Google, OS Inferno, Ubuntu Google recently announced the launch of their “Chrome OS“. The Linux-based desktop has been available for at least a year (codename) but for now [...]
July 11th, 2009 02:05
Per the article, “he software architecture is simple which Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.”
July 10th, 2009 13:17
I know its too early to say,but I have many questions like….Will it be easy to use and configure like most Windows? Will it support gaming like WoW?
Will it support plug and play? Will it be easy to use printers and other peripherals?
No offense to Linux users out there, but I found it not the most user friendly.