Google Chorme (Operating System) Coming..

Google Chrome OS, the operating system from Google is in the works.
Google said in an official blog post on Tuesday that the open source
Google Chrome Operating system will be available for sale in the
middle of next year. Google Chrome operating system is expected to be nimble, lightweight and heavily web-based.

Google already has a operating system for handheld devices, mobile
phones and set-top boxes, called Google Android. It was long expected that
Google will scale up the Android operating system for netbooks,
notebooks and desktop PCs. But, for now, that is not how it will be.

Google officials said in the blog that the new Google Chrome OS will
be browser-based, initially targeting netbook users. Google is already
in talks with original equipment manufacturers for loading the Google
Chrome OS in computers. Google said that applications built for the
web will autimatically run on the Google Chrome OS platform.

Google said it feels from customer feedback that many users are not
happy with the computers and operating systems they run, since they
take time to boot up and open the browser. Google Chrome OS is
expected to address this demand, where people can instantly get on the web, without waiting several minutes for the programs to start up.
Google did not say whether the Chrome operating system will be
available for download from the Google websites. Still, it is expected
that apart from being loaded on OEMs like HP, Dell and Acer, the
Google Chrome OS could be available for free downloads from the Google servers next year.

Google said that the operating system, which will be Linux-based and
open sources, can be accessed and modified by the open source
community to suit their needs. It said that though the Google Chrome
OS is initially targeted at netbook users, it will later be improved
to meet the needs of regular laptop and desktop users.

Google officials said that users now dont want to spend hours
configuring their systems, which is basically a techie’s job. They do
not want to search for updates, drivers and files, and they dont want
to be perpetually scared of forgetting to back up their important
files. Google feels that the operating system should be unintrusive,
and make itself as little visible as possible, allowing the user to
access applications and the web fast.

Google also said that it is in talks with computer makers and the open
source community on taking its operating system plan forward.
Google’s imminent entry to the operating system market may be a blow for Microsoft, whose Windows commands the major share of the OS market. Google’s entry into the OS space has been rumored for long, and it was expected that it will build on the Android to fit the needs of desktop and laptop users.

However, it may be remembered that Google’s Chrome browser has not been able to make much of an impact on the Internet Explorer turf. Though Chrome itself is a nimble and back-to-basics type of browser, it hasnt been able to lure internet users to download and run it on their machines. However, the fact remains that many people, as Google rightly figured out, would like to use their machines for work, rather than spending time on it just to get it to start working. And Google Chrome OS may be they have always been waiting for.