Google has just announced its own desktop operating system, named Chrome OS, sparking a massive PR coup that has industry watchers on the edge of their seats. This release on the official Google blog puts an end to months of speculation following the release of Google's Andriod, its own handset operating system.
The picture above (click on it for full size) is a screenshot of the Chrome OS desktop, confirmed by multiple developer sources. The icon sets and visual design are clearly modeled upon Apple's critically acclaimed Aqua user interface, whilst its naming, shared with Google's Chrome web-browser, seems to suggest that Chrome OS will be an extension or have very tight integration with Google's existing suite of web applications, known as Google Apps.
Chrome OS will be open-source, and so light-weight that it can run on systems ranging from notebooks to desktop computers. It currently runs on x86 processors (32 bit), and there is no news yet for 64 bits. According to developer sources, Chrome OS is built on top of Ubuntu, a popular linux distribution.
Google says they are on track for a 2010 Q3 release. Read the press release...
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