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Google Officially Announces Desktop Linux-based OS

In their official blog, Google has finally let us know once and for all that they are working on a full-fledged desktop Linux-based operating system. The OS will be called Google Chrome OS. The OS should not be confused with a) the Google Chrome browser and b) the Android OS. According to the entry, Android was designed to be used with phones, set-top boxes, and netbooks. Chrome OS is designed to run on netbooks, laptops, and desktops. The official description looks like this:

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.

They have said that the OS will focus on speed, simplicity, and security. They have reportedly built it upon the Linux kernel with their own OS in between including their own window management platform. As Google focuses on web applications, they are certainly going to be blurring the line between web and desktop application judging by the comment:

All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies.

Whatever the case, it’s nice that we can finally put to rest all the rumors about this fabled Google OS that’s Android or maybe not Android.

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