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Get Ready for Google Chrome OS

By Alexander Grundner | July 8th, 2009 Interest Level: SMOKING HOT


Google Chrome

Google has just announced its plans to evolve the traditional computer OS into a sophisticated platform where all data is saved in the cloud (accessible from anywhere and on any computer), web apps provide the vehicle for productivity, and security vulnerabilities and software upgrades will become a non-issue. According to the Official Google Blog, Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 and ARM architectures, will leverage the Linux kernel and a new windowing system as the backbone, and will put the Google Chrome browser front and center of the whole experience. Initially, Google Chrome OS will begin shipping on netbooks in the second half of 2010 and will later migrate to notebooks and desktops. Would a platform like this persuade you to dump Mac OS X or Windows 7? With on-demand video on the web, online music lockers, and console-less gaming coming soon (i.e. OnLive), Google Chrome OS may just have a chance of shaking things up and converting people to a new way of computing. [via]

UPDATE: TechCrunch – Chrome OS Partners: Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments http://tcrn.ch/5TE

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Alexander Grundner is the Editor & Publisher of eHomeUpgrade. He has been following "Digital Home" developments since 2003. He's also a fan of cross-platform, open development software and industry standards related to media, networking, and the web. You can catch his daily tech musings on Twitter: @agrundner.
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  • J. S Boyd
    Actually, Chrome OS will include a Google optimized NX server called NeatX. We already use NX and FreeNX for virtual hosting and it's fast enough to serve complete desktops with HD flash video to client PCs or netbooks.... but FreeNX in particular is a pain to set up and configure.

    Google promises that NeatX will solve that. I'll believe it when I see it. But if they make it work, it means easy to setup and use remote X desktops that are much faster than terminal server on Windows or VNC.

    See:

    http://code.google.com/p/neatx/

    and

    http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Neatx...
  • Mike
    Not really until I can process graphics and video, play in High Definition lag-free and check my email while chatting and listening to music at the same with my fairly quick 256kbps adsl. It's probably a good idea for those that don't do anything too critical or for businesses looking to offset their IT infrastructure to the cloud. It's a good idea, but I don't think we're ready to get rid of local setups.
  • eric
    Nope - sorry. Still need my PCs to work in a completely disconnected fashion. Now will I go buy a Netbook? Maybe. But no way can I (nor just about anyone else I know, for that matter) ditch the traditional OS. Plus I'd really rather not have ALL my data in the cloud, especially in the hands of a company like Google.
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