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Re: [PLUG] Google formally announces Chrome OS, to be based on linux kernel
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And Google's post - the post that launched a thousand news stories - is here:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html
Eric
Greg Helledy wrote:
> Sorry if this has been posted already, I get the digest.
>
>> Google will launch its own operating system in the second half of next year, finally launching a direct assault on Microsoft's crown jewel.
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>> (It has been headed here in all but name for the past two years. But last night it finally declared war.)
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>> The OS will initially be targeted to netbooks, then broadened to all PCs. It will be a combination of a Google Chrome browser and a Linux kernel. It will be a different project than Android. It will be designed to be simple and fast. It will also, presumably, be free.
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> Full blog post here:
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> http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-google-launching-os-firing-torpedo-into-microsoft-and-apple-hold-2009-7
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