Google Chrome OS might release next week

Share This November 14th, 2009 Antowan

What is up with Google and their operating system in waiting? What is Chrome OS to be or not to be? Rumour has it that Google will out their operating system next week as open source!

According to Google, Chrome OS is being designed with a minimalist approach. Chrome OS will depend on cloud computing, with most, applications residing on remotely hosted servers, rather than on the device itself. Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet.

I am sure you have also bumped into some fake Google OS downloads online, but it seems the wait is over. It might be released to the public and coders for scrutiny this coming week. Again it is only rumour, but let’s be honest some of the best things in the world of computing got leaked by the rumour mill.

Will it be a proper OS with a small hardware footprint that siphons off a cloud in cyberspace, with all your applications floating around the web ready to be used when you log on? What will be the bandwidth requirements once it comes out and perhaps finds itself widely adopted? What would be the cost impact on us as South Africans with expensive data caps?

There are tons of questions which will all hopefully be answered as soon as this coming week. Most trusted sources still stick to a release date set for next year. This could well still be true, but there is nothing wrong with hoping for an early Xmas present.

For more please visit any of the following:

• The Mirror (UK)
• Smarthouse

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