Google has announced the Google Chrome OS that will run on netbooks. That's right, Google is getting in the OS business.
"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."
Google has previously worked on Android, their OS for smartphones but this is another step on their way to compete directly with Microsoft.
Google says their OS will focus on speed, simplicity and security. They want the OS to boot quickly so users can be up and running on 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."
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