Google OS lives (and it’s coming to a netbook near you)
Ars has learned that Google is preparing to deliver a Chrome-focused operating system that targets netbooks.
Two separate sourcesone inside the company and one outside ithave confirmed to Ars tonight that Google plans to launch an operating system built in some fashion around its new web browser, Chrome. One source says that the new OS will be launched soon, perhaps as early as tomorrow. Tentatively called “Google Chrome OS,” the project appears targeted at netbooks, the tiny portable computers typically used only for such light tasks as web browsing and e-mail. Chrome, of course, isn’t an operating system, but a quick-booting OS built around a single application like Chrome would be a natural fit for a netbook. With such an OS, Google could obviously make it extra easy for users to access the full range of Google cloud applications through the browserGoogle Docs, Gmail, Google Maps, etc.
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