The Google Operating System

Google has introduced their own operating system for desktop systems and netbooks.

Speed, simplicity and security and the tenets around which they are building this new OS, which is based on the Chrome browser. The goal is to get users started up and on the web within a few seconds and provide a minimal interface that doesn’t get in the way of user experience. The underlying security architecture is being rewritten so users shouldn’t have to deal with viruses and endless security updates as well.

The OS runs Chrome within a windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. The company claims that any existing web-based applications will work within the Chrome OS and new applications can be developed using existing web technologies. I am eager to see if the company can live up to its claims, as this sounds too good to be true. And with most software companies, it usually is.

Read more on the Google blog >>