Google had announced that they are releasing Chrome OS this September during the on-going Computex 2010 Expo.
Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management, said that Google has been working on bringing this new operating system into the market later this fall. They now have a fixed time frame wherein the Chrome OS will finally be available on desktops and notebooks.
Google has also announced that the Chrome OS is based on Linux kernel in July 2009 for notebooks and desktops. This open source operating system based on Chrome browser is designed to work smoothly with web applications.
Pichai also added that this is indeed very exciting news for them and they expect it to reach out to millions of users on day one. However, until they come across and use the chrome OS based device, they cannot say whether Google will beat Microsoft or not. The Chrome OS will be available on desktops and notebooks from partners like Asus, Lenovo, HP and Acer.
Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management, said that Google has been working on bringing this new operating system into the market later this fall. They now have a fixed time frame wherein the Chrome OS will finally be available on desktops and notebooks.
Google has also announced that the Chrome OS is based on Linux kernel in July 2009 for notebooks and desktops. This open source operating system based on Chrome browser is designed to work smoothly with web applications.
Pichai also added that this is indeed very exciting news for them and they expect it to reach out to millions of users on day one. However, until they come across and use the chrome OS based device, they cannot say whether Google will beat Microsoft or not. The Chrome OS will be available on desktops and notebooks from partners like Asus, Lenovo, HP and Acer.
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