An editorial take on Google Chrome OS

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Google chrome os – The OS in developmental stage, The so-callednetbook os, The always ON os, the browser os, the google os, the web os– You’ll find so many acronyms for the new os which is being developedby the so-called alien group of googlers. Google has effected almostevery sphere of online experience and the way we are on www. As theirproducts and services are remarkably one of the best and leading, it iseasy for them to enter into any feature and feature dominance into thatparticular zone.
Cloud computing is concerned feature of this new os. Google is pioneer in cloud computing.If you don’t know about this phrase, let me tell you in crude terms –the word cloud acts as metaphor for internet. With cloud computing, itmeans computing online. You do your work online using a third-partyservice and you pay on usage terms.
Google chrome os is primarily designed keeping inview the netbook users. Hence it would be faster, always on, instantos. It would feature a very advanced browser which will handle allmajor operating functionalities and support cloud computing at its max.It would consume less resources and confirm to more productivity.You’ll for sure enjoy watching videos and listening to music withoutwhich computing is not possible for a common working man. Games andother applications would be developed but they would be web-based. Infact, each of applications, programs, games – all will run under chromebrowser interface. There would be no installation and uninstallationissues. It would be secure as each time the os will boot, it will checkits file integrity and will fix automatically if something has beenchanged. Chrome doesn’t trust another application. It trusts itself. Ya it would support existing netbooks. Support for drivers and othersuch complicacies would be worked upon.
Let me summarise few features of Google Chrome OS in few points :
1) Netbook OS – primarily designed for netbook computing.
2) Simple interface – Things will need minimal user interaction. It avoids unnecessary processes.
3) Cloud Computing – It follows cloud computingconcept (everything in your browser) with web and browser-basedapplications and toolkit. Applications designed for google chrome oswould surely run on other os be it Linux, mac, windows.
4) Security – No risk of virus, trojan, malware. It checks its file integrity and originality at the startup.
5) No software installation – You won’t need to go through installation and uninstallation issues related to various applications and softwares.
6) Open Source & Free – Google Chrome os is open source and would be available for free to use.
I even heard that you can’t run other browsers. As they say, otherbrowser makers can build their own os since chrome is open source. What about other applications ? Well, all applications like ms office, adobe applications will function online and on web platform only. What about doing things offline ? The answer would be in practice with development of HTML5.
Google Chrome os source code has already been released fordevelopers so that open source community can contribute from this stageonwards. You can download Google Chrome OS source code. Developers can compile and run chrome os for testing and for furtherdevelopment. While GDGT has compiled one for interested users, you candownload compiled version and run it using virtual box. Download Google chrome os compiled by GDGT. I don’t recommend general users to waste their time testing this. Itsmeant for developers. At the same time, I advise general users not todownload any os claiming to be chrome os from torrents or other sources.
Expect difference from Google. They are not goingto put another similar os to existing os lineup. The new chrome os willspecifically fit a particular group of people and particular range ofcomputers (netbooks). While much can’t be said about this os at thistime, more to come, keep your eyes on us. We’ll inform you at theearliest!