With Google’s presentation of the Google Chrome OS this week there have been a lot of comments in the press both good and bad. Some comments feel that the OS is destined to fail and others think that it could take over the OS world. In my opinion and after trying it out, I think it is way too early to judge. Google itself has warned that this source code is extremely early and there will be changes before the launch, this early launch is not even a beta yet, so there are a lot of future possibilities before the launch which is expected near the end of 2010. (BDJERPG2QK2N)
It is important to remember that Chrome OS is not being pitched as a desktop replacement OS, but something that will work better on netbooks and other devices where a quick loading is needed and applications and saving will be done in the cloud. The appears to be an enhanced Chrome Browser that allows you to get to the web applications that you want to run, it will be very interesting to see how it progresses and I can see it as a viable solution on several devices. You can learn more about Chrome OS from the project site if you want additional information. Read the rest of this entry
