Loading ...Google Chrome OS: Beyond the hype
It’s highly unlikely that the operating system Google announced yesterday — dubbed Google Chrome OS — will rocket to the heights of its chief competitor, Microsoft, right away. But it doesn’t really matter. In a world obsessed with all things Google, the new OS will certainly get its fair share of attention, and the frontal assault on Microsoft that it represents will serve at least as a great distraction to the tech behemoth.
We only know a few details about Google’s plans for the operating system, which won’t actually launch until the fall of 2010. It will target netbooks initially and then expand to the larger PC market. It will combine the Google Chrome browser with a Linux kernel. Though there’s some overlap with Android, the company’s operating system for mobile devices, this system is intended for computers. And it will be fast, accessible, efficient, and — though Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) hasn’t said as much — it’s likely the operating system will be free.
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