Google Chrome OS under development

sounds fun, and i think competition in the OS market is much needed, as three major systems are not enough (even though technically ChromeOS will run on a linux kernel as well). i'm sure i don't want to trash OSX for that, at least not for a beta or 1.0 version. but a netbook, which i just don't have any passion for at this time, might become much more attractive to me with a native cloud-oriented (google) OS...

will i be able to run it under basecamp?

There aren't many details out right now, and I don't expect to see anything concrete within the next couple of months.... pretty much just speculation right now.

However, it will be open source so I expect the development pace to be fast and furious once Google lays out the basis for what they are doing.

http://www.chrome-os-blog.com is my site and we post all kinds of Chrome OS news daily. Check it out if you are interested in Chrome OS.

All I know is that the improvements made to Windows 7 RC compared to XP, let alone Vista, are certainly underwhelming given the time taken to produce the product. So Microsoft is out.

Mac OSx is certainly my favorite OS but is just too restrictive with MY files. Sometimes I feel like Apple's minimalist shiny interface is more restrictive than helpful. And if I want more control, my only option is to drop into bash scripting. Sort of an all or nothing deal, I don't like it.

I'm not going to assign any value to Google's OS until I use it. That's it. But something has got to give. Current OS technology is not advancing as much as it should, there hasn't been anything truly revolutionary in a long time. I blame this on the lack of innovation in input devices. Cursor and keyboard need to be replaced. Brain interface needs to step up. When it does, our culture and technology will be unrecognizable from the former.

Interestingly, The Register reported, “No one will be happier than Microsoft about Google's vanity venture to market computers with a Google-brand OS. It gives us the illusion of competition without seriously troubling either business…” A whole video report on the expectations can be found at http://www.newsy.com/videos/google_gears_up_for_os.

Although I can see this being a great thing for netbook users, I don't see it gaining any significant ground on desktops or even laptops, simply because, as Microsoft has proved time and again, the majority don't care about lightweight OSes. Most are more concerned about versatility on their machine (I want to play the latest games and work on my powerpoint).

Guys, guys, remember, we're all about MESHING here in this modern age. (well, modern-ish.) I think the coolest thing to do is that when the computer is starting up, have a penguin holding a apple in one hand the G (G for Google! :D ) show up where WINDOZE and Apple show up now.

That, or Macintosh could move beyond there own computing capabilities and work with google on this project of theirs. personally, I've always thought that the Mac industry was a little closed off... Now that the internet is meshing the entire world together, Mac, like the apple, needs to cut to the core of the problem and become a star.

Any OS will be popular and could replace existing OS only then when it will designed to accommodate program developed by individual programmer.
If it can only web application will not sufficient.
SN Karki

I don't know if this OS is going to be good, but it's pretty good for Google's stock, anyway:

http://www.marketnewsvideo.com/?id=200907GOOG070809&mv=1
http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NASDAQ:GOOG

Ok.. well this OS is nothing more than Webkit/Gears (that someone above mentioned). This is not an OS that will run games. I think that MS has nothing to worry about. The majority of the people I know don't play with Operating Systems. They might be interested in seeing it run on someone else's machine, but they have no desire to mess with dual booting into Google Chrome OS/Windows/OS X. To be honest, I don't either.

This is not going to be an OS that will cause MS to shudder, since it won't have half the ability that OS X and Windows has. You'll get web apps, probably built on new HTML5 standards for offline caching... but nothing more... at least not at first. It might turn into a great OS, but for the first year it'll be nothing more than a hacked down OS that runs a bevy of browser based apps.

Last I checked, this blog is about Apple, so I don't care what effect google has on MS. I see Apple as a loser in this. It's one more reason that won't be able to compete in the netbook arena.

For the MS haters, the only choice was Linux, a foreign entity to most users. Apple fans that want a CHEAP netbook will be less likely to see one now with google offering a free OS that isn't MS. Apple now has more competition and would hav a harder time to enter this market.

Google OS has not only been rumored for a long time, it has been developing a market in the device space for a long time. Don't be surprised if you start seeing this OS in set top boxes and kiosks.