New York Times Wrote:In a post on its company blog, Google said the operating system would initially be aimed at netbooks, the compact, low-cost computers that have turned the PC world on its head. It said the open-source software, called Chrome OS, would be available in the second half of next year.

New York Times Wrote:It is not clear how much work it would take for Google to turn Chrome into the central part of a full-fledged operating system. But in a recent interview, Marc Andreessen, who developed the first commercial browser and co-founded Netscape, said Chrome was already well along that path.

“Chrome is basically a modern operating system,” Mr. Andreessen said.

Google blog Wrote: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.

Spaz Wrote:I await the day when Google makes an operating system.

Quote:Later this year we will open-source its code

Quote:It should just work.

Takebacker Wrote:This looks extremely promising.



This doesn't. F'uck you and your snazzy mannerisms. Nothing "just works". OS X doesn't, linux doesn't, and neither will this.

Kortestanov Wrote:It's gonna be about the same size of a failure as google chrome, only in epic proportions because its an OS. And lol whoever says a code can "Just work" is an idiot. Even hello world programs don't always work correctly.

Roxas Wrote:Since when was Google Chrome a failure? It's been a smashing success if you look at how many people started using it.

Roxas Wrote:This is your opinion. OS X and Linux are both just fine, if not, superior to windows in most aspects. Windows just had a headstart on them.

Berzerk Wrote:If it's better than the final product of Windows 7, I might just use it. But at this moment, I'm happily using Windows 7 and it works x10 better than Vista.

Dusk Wrote:I find Windows better than other operating systems for everyday use just because every damn program in the world is written for it :/

Fails for coding though. For that I'd use Debian or Ubuntu. Wondering what niche this OS will attempt to fill.