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12.02.09

Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS

By Gizmodo/John Herrman Posted 11.19.2009 at 3:59 pm 6 Comments

Until today, Google's Chrome OS has been little more than a wordy concept. Now, finally, we truly know what it is, what it looks like, and how it works. Here's the breakdown.

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Ten Computing Tasks You Won't Be Doing With Chrome OS

Death knells for the desktop operating system as we know it are exaggerated--here's why most users won't be making a total switch to Chrome OS any time soon

By Tom Conlon Posted 07.22.2009 at 12:00 pm 24 Comments

When Google pulled the lid off of Chrome OS last week, most of the tech world rejoiced. Our suspicions were correct! Death to the desktop OS! Yay Web 4.0! (or whichever version we’re on currently!).

But as I pored over the official Google post on Chrome, and then over the hundreds of articles providing instant analysis of the announcement, I realized just how scant the facts and details were. So, I called Google for some background and got some interesting answers. The company is still being cagey with specifics, but there's one thing for certain: death knells for Microsoft and Apple are exaggerated. Here are ten copmuting tasks that Chrome OS, as it is currently understood, won't do better than your traditional desktop PC.

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Google's Long-Awaited Web-Based Operating System Is Coming

The big G confirms what many have long suspected: they've got plans to re-invent the operating system as we (and Microsoft and Apple) know it with Chrome OS

By John Mahoney Posted 07.08.2009 at 10:43 am 0 Comments

It's official: Google is making a play to replace the Windows or Mac OS X operating system on your computer with a new, web-based OS based on their Chrome browser. It's expected to hit netbooks by the end of next year, and after that? It could fundamentally change the way we use computers.

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