The next evolution of OS

All of us had the idea of installing a operating software in our computer. However, time has changed. For instance , we are no longer required to pay telecom operator if we want to make a call, technology has provided us with alternative that are free and reliable. This has been especially true in the operating software market. Microsoft and Mac have been charging consumers to use their operating software for ages. We are forced to purchase them because they are the standard for the industry. Some may argue that we got Ubuntu and OpenSolaris. On the other hand, most of us would agree that it may be free but it was not user friendly and deem as for the 'geeks' only.

Fortunately, Our best friend "Google" came out with something that would free us from this captivated market. Google is going to bring Operating software to the next level when it introduce its Chrome OS, an extended version of Google Chrome.

Advantages of using Chrome OS

• Open source
• Lightweight
• Speed,
• Simplicity
• Security

"Google is 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."

Posted by Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html