Google is following up the launch of its open-source operating system (OS) for mobiles - Android - with news that the firm is developing an OS for personal computers. Google Chrome OS is being perceived by industry analysts as a direct assault on the turf of software giant Microsoft, whose Windows system dominates the PC space. "Google Chrome OS is an open-source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks," noted the company in a statement. "Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010." Eventually the OS will also be used on other laptops and desktops. The operating system is a "natural extension" of its Chrome Internet browser, launched last year, the firm said.
Source: GMBB
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