Google Takes Chrome From App to OS
On July 7, 2009, Google announced that it would release a new operating system for Web applications, called Chrome OS, in the second half of 2010. In a news conference and webcast on Nov. 19, Google Vice President Sundar Pichai gave us our first look at this OS, releasing the source code for much of it under the name Chromium OS. The system Pichai demonstrated is a radical departure from what most of us think of as an OS, because it: ? Centers on a browser-based experience: Unlike Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, Chrome OS has no desktop metaphor. Instead, the primary interface that users see in Chrome OS is the Google Chrome Web browser.
? Uses only cloud applications: There are no word processors or spreadsheets built into Chrome OS. Instead, users read their mail with Web-based apps like Google's Gmail, manipulate text or numbers with Web applications such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office Live, and communicate with others using Web applications like Google Talk, Facebook or Twitter. Need to take your application on an airplane without connectivity? No problem; new offline features built into Chrome OS allow users to keep editing their docs and spreadsheets even when disconnected from the Net.
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On July 7, 2009, Google announced that it would release a new operating system for Web applications, called Chrome OS, in the second half of 2010. In a news conference and webcast on Nov. 19, Google Vice President Sundar Pichai gave us our first look at this OS, releasing the source code for much of it under the name Chromium OS. The system Pichai demonstrated is a radical departure from what most of us think of as an OS, because it: ? Centers on a browser-based experience: Unlike Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, Chrome OS has no desktop metaphor. Instead, the primary interface that users see in Chrome OS is the Google Chrome Web browser.
? Uses only cloud applications: There are no word processors or spreadsheets built into Chrome OS. Instead, users read their mail with Web-based apps like Google's Gmail, manipulate text or numbers with Web applications such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office Live, and communicate with others using Web applications like Google Talk, Facebook or Twitter. Need to take your application on an airplane without connectivity? No problem; new offline features built into Chrome OS allow users to keep editing their docs and spreadsheets even when disconnected from the Net.
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