Thursday, December 10, 2009

Google Chrome OS on netbooks for 2010

Google has announced on its official Google Chrome OS blog that it will be available on netbooks to use in mid 2010. The Chromium Operating System is a lightweight, open-source Linux distribution with its own windowing system that a user will be able to boot off a usb memory stick to run the operating system. The Architecture that the OS will support will be x86 systems and ARM chips, so it will compatible with most home and office computer users.

The OS has been designed for the internet in mind, with more and more applications going online it makes sense to build a operating system that can host all your files online so there is no need for a hard disk to be available.
With Google already hosting its own office applications online like Google Docs, Calender, and Reader all online it will replace the use of microsoft word, excel, and mail client like outlook.
Cloud Computing is the term used by were all files and software applications are stored online, thus reducing the memory load on the computer clients and more load on the servers.

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