Google: Chrome OS launching this fall
By Thomas Ricker 
posted June 2nd 2010 6:51AM
posted June 2nd 2010 6:51AM
Originally announced with a planned second half of 2010 launch, today Google has narrowed the launch of its Chrome OS to fall. This, according to Sundar Pichai, Google VP of product management speaking at Computex. By our calculation that is sometime between 22 September and 21 December in the northern hemisphere if you want to take the man literally... and you do, don't you. Wonder if we'll see a Chrome OS tablet launch at the same time?
Chrome OS tablet? Suck it, Apple!
@jmmarton Yup, "Here's a tablet that can't do anything when you're away from a WiFi hotspot unless you sign up for another 3G dataplan, because it's basically just a browser. No apps for it". Yeah, that'll teach those punks in Cupertino a lesson.
@Garion It's called native code.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/26/chrome_web_store_and_native_apps/
@jmmarton
That's funny because google's whole of idea of chrome OS was you have all your data on a cloud and if your netbook/tablet/whatever gets stolen you can get a new one and have all your data back instantly because its on a cloud.
Now they're hinting at native code?
@impulse462 You know you very critical for an Apple fanboy. I believe that is how Apple revolutionized mobile e-mail, mobile browsing and basically every other thing that already existed! That's right, even Apple has to update their "magical" devices once and awhile because they run out of unicorn horn dust.
I really hope the webapps are there when this launches or immediately following.
I just need to find a reason to get it. Already have a netbook, and I sometimes have trouble justifying me keeping it. A tablet might persuade me, but right now the ExoPC Slate has my eye.
I'm tempted, but at the same time I don't trust google. I'd have to be assured that my privacy isn't going to compromised by them.
This sounds like it'd be perfect for a student netbook, assuming the university can guarantee internet access. Boot it up, load up Google docs in one tab, Meebo and Kongregate each in their own tabs, and you're ready for all the note taking and distractions you need.
@Khav
you know how a student rolls XD
and i agree, should be zippy as hell!
just put it on a reasonable priced piece of hardware and ill be sniffing round it like anything XD
Oh, the irony: Google news from Yahoo...
@edoles
totally funny. good catch :) Anyway looking forward to see gTablet.
No internet connectivity and Google Chrome OS is useless. Why bother?
@mukatuna
If you don't have a mouth, bananas are useless.
Chrome is perfect for those who only use the computer for internet access anyways. If you use it for anything else, Chrome isn't for you, but it's not pretending it is either.
@mukatuna
so you have free internet on your laptop/netbook?
While I love what google does this one is still different to me. What I would truly dig is a very user friendly OS with a good amount of native support but you have an option to take that OS with you via a thumb drive. Just boot up a internet equipped machine with the bootable OS and your info and some light apps are on a happy fluffy cloud.
Will there be a beta version to try out before then?
@weeman not officially, but here you go:
http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
This is going to be awesome! Can't wait! :)
Aaaahhh this is Some kind of software only version of the iPad and u surrender your files to google for them to index and serve u ads. No thanks
I hope this doesn't distract them from making a good Tablet version of Android.
Saw great conference with Google’s Vice President here http://www.luuux.com/technology/computexgoogle-vp-talks-chrome-os-and-cloud-computing
Chrome OS... Meego... Hackintosh... Win7 Starter... Netbook users(like myself) are spoilt for choice ;-)
I can see myself in this OS.
The advantages I see, for ChromeOS, are:
- OS simplicity
- Low/no cost
- Minimal hardware requirements
- Instant on
- High performance (e.g. JavaScript execution)
- Automatic OS updates/upgrades (i.e. maintenance free)
- No data backups & restores
- High security
- Portable "user" environments (moves to the device you log in to)
- "Apps" based on open web technologies (HTML5,CSS,JavaScript,WebGL,NaCl) vs OS-specific APIs
- Full desktop OS/app access via remote control
Hopefully, PC vendors will offer ChromeOS, as a dual-boot option. I could already accomplish 90% of my tasks with ChromeOS (email, IM, web browsing, listening to music, watching videos, etc.) & I suspect, over time, it will rise to 100%, as web apps become more sophisticated.
I like the idea of Chrome OS but I kinda wish it was more of a full feature OS like Windows 7 or OSX. Ive considered multiple times movie to Ubuntu but without certain graphic programs its always been a no go for me. I like the fact that Chrome OS can be used through the cloud an all so theres less likely the chance of having your system be messed up by something but what if your internet dies on you. I know my router and modem both tweak out on me ever so often, then what? I dont get to access my content? Seems like a punch in the face to the consumer to me. If it had an offline full featured mode and then an online feature that allowed you to have access to your content anywhere because of the cloud then that would seem more useful to me.
I mean Chrome OS is marketed towards netbooks and tablets so Im not the target market here but I just want an alternative and I feel google could build bridges with Adobe and other software companies to give a good catalog of programs to this new OS. I mean who knows maybe adobe will put their future Creative Suite programs on the cloud but that still doesnt change the fact that the internet can sometimes die on you which would mess you up.
Would definitely be a cool mobile system, or something on a tablet/netbook type device. I don't see it as a full desktop/enterprise replacement though...could be wrong, but...
How are Android and Chrome OS all that different conceptually?
Why not just create an Android for computers? Or a Chrome for cell phones? Why have two different OSes?
Apple should license the right to design and manufacture products and then sue Google for this outrage! I'm sure poor Stevie has a headache right about now.
I've been using Hexxa's Flow Chrome OS for about 2 months now, and the only thing that would kick total a** is if Google created a Android web app, so that you could download, and play android games. That way even if you're like me and don't have Android you can take advantage. Companies would also make more money as well. For those with an Android phone it'd be great to be able to sync continuously so long as the computer, and phone are connected to the web. That way if you are on your phone you could automatically switch to your computer. Either way I have to give props to Google for making such an easy to use, fast, and down right awesome OS.