Google Announces PC Operating System to Compete with Windows. Google is releasing a lightweight, open-source PC-operating system later this year, the company announced Tuesday night, a move that threatens the very heart of Microsoft, long seen as Google’s biggest rival.
Chrome OS is intended to be a very lightweight, quick-starting operating system whose central focus is supporting Google’s Chrome browser. Applications will run mostly inside the browser, making the web — not the desktop — into the computer’s default operating system. It’s a sign that Google truly believes in the age of cloud computing — where the usefulness of a computer is in its connection to the net where data is stored remotely and information processing happens in a dance between a browser and remote servers. The Linux-based OS is the second for Google, following on Android, another open-source OS that intended for small devices such as mobile phones. The code itself will be released under an unspecified open-source license at the end of the year. Technology News, Computer and Notebook Reviews, Computer News, Computer Mods, PC News.
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