Google Chrome OS promises web-based netbook platform by late 2010

[talkbackdroid]

<p>Google have announced their latest project, Google Chrome OS, an open-source platform for x86 and ARM based netbooks, notebooks and computers. Building on their existing Chrome browser, Google Chrome OS is tipped to load and be internet-ready in seconds, be inherently secure from viruses and malware, and pres... Read more

[gpo1]

Would this GoS run on andriod?

[gbk1]

Can't wait to play around with more Google stuff, maybe a sync for the Android devices in this operating system!

[The Maestro]

I approve of this.

[deserttopping]

Originally Posted by gpo1

Would this GoS run on andriod?

from what i read, it isn't android. it's linux-based, but different.

[Chris Davies]

Originally Posted by deserttopping

from what i read, it isn't android. it's linux-based, but different.

Yes, it's a Linux kernel that hides behind the Chrome browser. Everything is carried out within that browser, so webapps are used rather than local software and storage is predominantly cloud-based. HTML5 - as demonstrated here - is used for offline access.

It'll be good for anybody who, as Google say, "live in the browser", but enterprise users and those wanting true Microsoft Office access probably won't be so impressed.

Chris

[johnkzin]

For me, Chrome sounds interesting, but their lack of local/native apps bothers me some. If the Chrome OS has the ability to run something like Java applications (not web applets, but local applications, kinda like Dalvik), and/or just run actual Android-Dalvik applications, then I could be interested.

If it can be used like a splashtop OS (ie. just run Chrome OS for basics, and then hit a “boot my regular OS” to run beefier/regular applications), then I’d be interested in that.

Add in the touch screen UI, screen rotation abilities, and possibly 3G support, and I’d love to see this on a convertible tablet netbook (like the EeePC T91 or T101) that has built-in 3G. That would be AWESOME.

Though, at that point, it’s kind of “Android with a different browser, and a slightly different user interface”. That would be ok with me. But, without those things (Java and/or Dalvik, splashtop OS capabilities, touch screen UI, screen rotation, possibly 3G), I doubt I’d be very interested.