Google today announced that later this year it will release an open-source operating system (OS) targeted at internet-centric PCs such as netbooks.
Chrome operating system works on Arm, x86
The Google Chrome OS should begin appearing on netbook computers in the second half of 2010, Google said in a blog post.
Google is already talking to "multiple" companies about the Chrome OS project, it added.
The Chrome OS will be available for computers based on the x86 architecture, which is used by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and the Arm architecture.
Prototypes of Arm-based netbooks began appearing last month at the Computex show in Taiwan and Google's support for the architecture could give it a significant boost. Microsoft's mainstream Windows operating system doesn't run on Arm chips so many manufacturers were talking about using Linux or a version of the Google Android operating system. It's not immediately clear how much the two operating systems share in common code but Google said they are aimed at very different devices.
"Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android," it said. "Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web."
While Google is initially looking at the netbook segment of the market it might compete with Microsoft and Apple on larger, internet-centric machines.
Chrome OS is "being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems," said Google.
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Hahahahaha said: LOL - Gotta love angry diehard Linux users - especially ones who are major players in the IT world -
Ignorance is Bliss! said: Google Chrome is LINUX Ignorant article and even more ignorant title And to the idiot that posted below meI have been using UnixLinux for almost three decades so your little high horse M rant is completely NULL and VOID Without UNIX there would be NO M and NO Internet either Do your research before you post about your inferior knowledge of an inferior product I dont have a HotMail Account and I dont use any M products and yet I still function as a major player in the IT world
i tell the truth said: Seriously before Google can go head to head with MS in the OS sector it must first beat it everywhere elseGoogle apps sucks compared to MS office soon MS office will go on the web Hotmail and MSN is a lot better then Google chat or Gmail Google has not beaten MS in any of these areas Bing in a few years will catch up to google searchAlso you can not get rid of MS For 3 decades people have been using PCs containing windowsMS office using hotmail Everything they do on the pc in one way or another is connected to MicrosoftGoogle needs to get there apps popular first google appGmail are not that popular compared to MS hotmail and MS office People been using MS products for ages you can not get rid of windowsWindow 7 coming out in like 3months 2nd half of 2010 google OS will come out I predict that 2011 windows 8 comes out
D@ve said: I very much doubt it
Jenks said: Can Google do what Apple has failed to do and beat Windows at its own game even if it was Apples game in the first place Maybe Apple will now sue Google
HarryF said: Microsoft hasnt got a chance Windows is doomed