Google Reveals Important Details of Upcoming Chrome OS

// November 19th, 2009 // Web

Following the brief mention of Chrome OS that I made at an earlier date, Google has now revealed more details of Chrome OS.

For those not previously aware, in July an announcement was made by Google that they were in the process of developing and distributing their own operating system: Chrome OS.

Not a lot of details were available at the time, and assumptions were made based on existing knowledge of Google’s Internet browser, Chrome. Their operating system was expected to be lightweight, open source and that it would seamlessly integrate into Google’s existing web applications.

Currently, a lot of Linux operating system distributions utilise Google’s web applications to allow users to write emails, chat, save documents, collaborate on projects, view and share calendars, and much more.

Google’s Chrome OS, aims to take that cloud capability to the next level.

Key features of Chrome OS:

Chrome OS according to Google is both the browser and the operating system.
All applications are web-based, with no installations.
Chrome OS focuses on security, with all web applications being placed in their own “security sandboxes”, aimed to protect the OS from malware or viruses.
Chrome OS boots up for user use in 7 seconds.
Chrome OS whilst open source, will not have drivers allowing you to run it on your laptop. It will have specially dedicated Chrome OS netbooks.
Chrome OS netbooks will not have traditional hard disk drives. Instead they will use non-volatile flash memory, focusing on internet-based storage for saving all of your data.

View the video on YouTube here: Google Reveals Details of Chrome OS

(via Google Blog)