First, there was Android. Now Google has announced the Google Chrome Operating System. It’ll be free, open source, and linux-based (actually “Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel”).  According to the Big G, it’ll 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 what would an OS announcement be without a shot at Microsoft?

“We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don’t want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates.”

Google says their new OS will be available in about a year. I’ll convert my new netbook to GCOS as soon as I can. Where’s the link? I’m ready to download.

Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Education Services Manager
on July 08, 2009 - 9:58 am

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