I understand why they're making us buy new netbooks in order to use COS (it's worked for Apple), but the COSt of buying a new netbook will stop many people from buying. the web browser is the most important program on your computer the target launch time: the end of next year the only way to install the OS is to buy a Chrome OS machine you can't download Chrome OS and install it on your machine security: the OS does not trust any app local files open in web apps (including Microsoft Office online apps) panels: persistent lightweight windows (example: Google Talk) millions of users are living in the cloud new stuff: Chrome for Mac/Linux and extensions Chrome focuses on: speed, security, simplicity and one of the wallpapers that are included:Ĭhrome OS is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian that uses a lot of open-source software: Host AP Linux drivers, PAM (an authentication mechanism), Syslinux (a lightweight bootloader), IBus (Intelligent Input Bus for Linux / Unix OS), ConnMan (Internet connection manager), XScreenSaver and other software. Meanwhile, the source code for Chrome OS is already available.

Speakers will include Sundar Pichai, Vice President of Product Management and Matthew Papakipos, Engineering Director for Google Chrome OS.' You can watch the live webcast here.

Google will offer 'an update on Google Chrome OS and provide at the work that has been done thus far, an overview of the technology, and launch plans for next year. Google will announce more information about Chrome OS at a press event that starts at 10:00am PST.

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