Google OS: coming soon

[Dense]

It's official. Google Chrome OS to come later this year (primarily for netbooks, initially).

The Google Operating System Is Real: Google Chrome OS Announced.

Google plans Chrome-based Web operating system | Webware - CNET

http://techblips.dailyradar.com/stor..._google_blog_i ntroducing_the_google_chrome_os/

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.

[Blabj]

Oh be still my beating heart...

Didn't they already try to make Andriod for Netbooks? I'm guessing that didn't work out or something. XP is always going to be the king of slimmed down but functional operating systems.

[LinktheDeme]

Oh be still my beating heart...

Didn't they already try to make Andriod for Netbooks? I'm guessing that didn't work out or something. XP is always going to be the king of slimmed down but functional operating systems.

I thought Windows 7 was atm?

[Blabj]

Mebbe, I haven't played with it. But for the "It just works" factor, XP does pretty much everything you'd need from an OS for a netbook.

[Kryssan]

So does Linux. And its always going to be slimmer.

[Dense]

Oh be still my beating heart...

Didn't they already try to make Andriod for Netbooks? I'm guessing that didn't work out or something. XP is always going to be the king of slimmed down but functional operating systems.

Android is for mobile devices, and has stolen some market share from windowsMobile:

iPhone, Android steal more mobile Internet market share

[Priran]

Hopefully it's half as mediocre as the Chrome browser

[Dezzimal]

Hopefully it's half as mediocre as the Chrome browser

And you're basing this evaluation on what? God I love starting sentences with and, so prententious.

[Celeste]

Geez, Google OS. I can't wait to try it out.

[Kaslo]

Hopefully it's half as mediocre as the Chrome browser

Other than not being able to use espn360 I love chrome and wish there was a mac version...

[Priran]

Chrome is a glorified skin for Firefox 3 minus plugins. For all the circlejerking that surrounds every shitty thing Google releases, you'd think the browser would be innovative but then you download it and the most noticeable difference is that the tabs are above the toolbar.

[Kurokikaze]

I fuckin called it!

[Pikarya]

Don't worry guys, It'll be in "Beta" for another 5 years after its launch date.

[Kiro]

Chrome is for porn.


Prove me wrong.

[Alleya]

Chrome is a glorified skin for Firefox 3 minus plugins. For all the circlejerking that surrounds every shitty thing Google releases, you'd think the browser would be innovative but then you download it and the most noticeable difference is that the tabs are above the toolbar.

Obviously you didn't read anything about how it actually works.

[Kaslo]

Obviously you didn't read anything about how it actually works.

It's ok by his logic all browsers are glorified skins for firefox because they have tabs, address bars, and show webpages.

[Priran]

Obviously you didn't read anything about how it actually works.

Why should I care how it works other than for some pretentious self-gratification? It change the end result, which is that it doesn't do anything Firefox doesn't, while Firefox has an active community that develops awesome plugins.

It's ok by his logic all browsers are glorified skins for firefox because they have tabs, address bars, and show webpages.

Uh, no.

By my logic, Chrome is mediocre because it was released more than 2 years after Firefox 2 and still manages to be less functional.

[MisterBob]

Clearly browsers that use different rendering engines and Javascript interpreters are the clones.

[Khamsin]

The main problem with a new OS like that is it will be a while before software is available for it. Like FFXI for GoogleOS, or Photoshop, productivity software, Firefox, various games, and other software to suit your specific hobbies/needs.

Will major software developers start releasing their flagship software on GoogleOS, in addition to Windows and Mac? Will computer manufacturers ship new high end desktops with GoogleOS as an option, like some have done with Ubuntu?

[quannum]

if chrome was a clone, it would be a clone of safari, which would be a clone of konqueror, but fork would be a more appropriate word since they are different. it has a different rendering engine, security/plugin model, and javascript engine than ff.

weak troll bro.