12/14/2010
FierceWireless
Less than a week after Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) detailed its Chrome operating system, the platform is coming under a wave of harsh criticism.
Paul Buchheit, the creator of Google’s Gmail email system, said via the social networking service FriendFeed that Google likely will discontinue Chrome OS next year or merge it with its Android mobile operating [...]
12/08/2010
Giga Om
At its event today, Google pulled the curtain back further still on Chrome OS, which it originally announced in July 2009. Chrome OS takes many cues from Google’s success with its Android mobile operating system, so don’t be surprised if it leads to more competition for Apple’s platforms and products.
Chrome OS is all [...]
12/07/2010
Wall Street Journal – San Francisco Bureau
Google Inc. demonstrated the first laptops running on the company’s coming Chrome operating system, a move by the Internet giant that challenges Microsoft Corp.’s lucrative Windows franchise.
The Chrome laptops—which resemble the low-end variety known as netbooks—will first be manufactured by Acer Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. and will go [...]
11/30/2009
Register, The
A team of Dell engineers has released a very unofficial version of Google’s Chrome OS for use on the PC manufacturer’s Mini 10v netbooks.
Dell isn’t on the official list of Chrome OS hardware partners. And the company’s founder and CEO believes his netbooks go sour after 36 hours. But you now have ready [...]
Chrome OS is all about the web and all applications running on the platform will be web apps, with the entire experience taking place within the browser. “This means users do not have to deal with installing, managing and updating programs,” Google said. This approach should also make things more secure because every application will [...]
