The Newly Google Chrome OS

The new operating system, named Google Chrome OS, will be an open-source operating system initially geared toward netbooks. Google claims the new operating system, which should ship on netbooks starting in the second half of next year, will be "lightweight" and heavily Web-centric. With Google Chrome OS, Google plans to follow the same formula it used with its browser: Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs. 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. While Google Chrome OS goes beyond being a mere Web browser, Google's vision of the future is as clear with Chrome OS as it was with the introduction of the Chrome browser. The Web is the OS of the future, and a modern OS needs to be built around the Web first.