Google OS: Google Chrome OS announced!

Google OS: Google Chrome OS announced!

Google has shocked the web by announcing that they are working on an operating system based on their Google Chrome web browser.

Google Chrome OS is based on the open source model. It would be a light weight operating system and it would be targeted at the netbooks for now.

They are going to make available the code later this year. Google added that the netbooks powered by this platform would go on sale next year.

Google said in a blog post:

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.

They are going to develop versions for both x86 and ARM chips. The basic model of this operating system is Chrome browser running on top of Linux kernel.

Developers would be able to develop web based applications and solutions for it which would run through the Chrome browser.

The company however clarifies that this project is totally different from Android which is designed for mobile devices with smaller screens.

Checkout: Introducing the Google Chrome OS