Google Chrome OS

Chrome OS is a project by Google to develop a light computer operating system. It is devoted to using the World Wide Web. The operating system was announced on July 7, 2009. It is based on the Linux kernel, and is visually similar to the Google Chrome web browser. When first released, it was targeted at netbooks but has also been present on laptops (known as Chromebooks). It was released to technology journalists in December 2010 after being delayed.Ali, United States (December 11, 2010). Google is delaying to ship Chrome OS to mid of 2011  It runs on systems with either x86 or ARM processors.

Google had stated before release that the Chrome OS project would be open-source by the end of 2009. Although it is based on the Linux kernel, it would use "a new windowing system" (a way to display applications on a computer screen).

Upon release, some technology journalists were unsure on what it could do that a Windows PC with the Google Chrome browser installed could not.

Chrome OS has now been the default for Chromebooks and very few other laptop brands than Google, these are all labelled as Chromebooks, the only difference being the hardware.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official announcement
 Google Chrome OS - FAQ
 Google Chrome Blog
 Chrome OS Could Offend the Open Source Community  PC World (Friday, July 10, 2009)

Chrome OS