The Google Chrome Operating System was announced by Google nine months after it
releases the Chrome browser. Google Chrome is described as a lightweight
operating system will make its debut targeting
netbook devices. The OS, which is
Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a
Linux kernel, is
expected to be able to run on
x86 as well as ARM chips. Google is expected to
open source the code in 2009, and netbooks running the Google Chrome OS will be
available for consumers in the second half of 2010.
See also "Google
Chrome: From Browser to Operating System" in the
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