Google Chrome OS Details Revealed

Ever since it was announced, Google's Chrome OS has created much speculation on how it will work and its potential impact on current operating systems. That's besides spawning numerous fake sightings on the web. Well, the company has finally unveiled more details about the upcoming OS and says that everything will be open to developers so that they can start coding applications for it since in Chrome OS, all applications are web-based.


Wired - Google today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.

With a strong focus on speed, the Chrome OS promises nearly instant boot times of about 7 seconds for users to login to their computers.

“We want Google Chrome OS to be blazingly fast … to boot up like a TV,” said Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management for Google.

The first Chrome OS netbooks will be available in late 2010, Pichai said. It will not be available as a download to run and install. Instead, Chrome OS is only shipping on specific hardware from manufacturers Google has partnered with. That means if you want Chrome OS, you’ll have to purchase a Chrome OS device.

For more details, including videos of the OS running, click here.

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