Google takes on the operating system
Google dropped a bombshell on the tech world when it announced it is building a browser-based operating system, called Chrome OS. The open-source OS will have ramifications on Microsoft, Apple, PC makers, and the way people use computers.
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Why Chrome OS? Google says, why not?
Google says it is building Chrome OS because it wants to improve the experience of using a computer. Of course, getting more people to spend their lives online and searching can't hurt.
Google plans Chrome-based Web operating system
Watch out Microsoft: Google's browser project is the foundation for a Web-based operating system. Chrome OS Netbooks are due in 2010.
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Google competes for the future; Microsoft, the past
Google is using open source and cloud computing to tackle the future of computing while Microsoft seems stymied by its legacy.
Microsoft: Windows 7 will trump Chrome OS, Apple
In a speech at an investor conference, Microsoft executive says the rise of the Netbook need not spell doom for its flagship operating system.
The future of Apple, Google, and Microsoft is...already here
Often we miss the clues as to what big vendors are planning by failing to analyze what they've already shipped.
Microsoft, Google, and VMware redefine the OS
Red Hat, IBM, and Microsoft may own the old markets for operating systems. But if Google, VMware, and (yes!) Microsoft have their ways, a new breed of operating systems will displace the old world.
What Netbooks are doing to the OS business
Apple, Google and Microsoft are facing some dilemmas about what to do with their OSes when it comes to Netbooks.
Why an Apple tablet will succeed
The Apple tablet, if it arrives, is an extension of a trend that's already taken hold.
Windows losing out to Web-centric development?
Web application developers are finding that the browser is the OS. What does this mean for Windows application development?
Google building 3D hardware boost into Chrome
By building its O3D plug-in into Chrome, Google is laying more groundwork for faster Web applications in its browser--and later, for Chrome OS.
Chrome security in limelight with Google OS plan
Google's approach to security in its Chrome Web browser will likely serve as a guide for its upcoming Chrome operating system.
Dell: Chrome OS is one of many Linux-based OSes
The PC maker is looking at Chrome OS for the future, but is currently planning on releasing other Linux-based operating systems sooner.
Bill Gates offers the world a physics lesson
In an interview with CNET News, Gates talks about why he spent his own money to make a series of classic physics lectures available free on the Web. He also touches on Project Natal, Google's Chrome OS and more.
Gates on physics, Chrome OS, and Project Natal
In an interview with CNET News' Ina Fried, the tech icon talks about life beyond Microsoft as well as some of the latest developments from Redmond.
Bill Gates on Google's Chrome OS
In his first comments on the new Windows threat, Gates tells CNET News Chrome is neither the first OS from Google, nor the first time Microsoft has had to fend off Linux.
Ballmer shrugs at Google's Chrome OS
Microsoft's chief executive says having one client operating system is better than two--a lesson Microsoft learned some years ago.
Intel eyes Google, but Microsoft is mainstay
For those few Netbooks not running Windows, Intel is hedging its bets. Chipmaker has quietly endorsed Google's Chrome OS, which is slated to appear on Netbooks in 2010.
Chrome OS proves Google can hype, but can it win?
Google gets points for making waves with its Chrome OS announcement, but it has yet to prove that its Linux strategy will be any more successful than others before it.
Comfort zones: Windows vs. Linux
The comfort zone for consumers will determine whether operating systems like Google Chrome prevail over Windows.
The Google OS surfaced in March--or did it?
A tantalizing tidbit of data appeared in CNET server logs back in March.
Google sees separate paths for Android, Chrome OS
Android is already on the horizon for Netbook makers, and Chrome is supposed to be a Netbook-optimized operating system. What's a Netbook company to do?
Week in review: Google goes after Microsoft with OS
The Web search giant announces plan to move into the operating system business, while Facebook looks to future fortunes. Also: T-Mobile's iPhone challenger.
Schmidt plans talks with Apple over board role
Following Google's announcement of its Chrome OS project, CEO Eric Schmidt and Apple might have to consider his board service in a new light.
Chrome OS for the clueless: What it means for real people
Google's new operating system is certainly something to get excited about, but don't put a new laptop purchase on hold because you want a Chrome Netbook.
Buzz Out Loud 1015: Keep it convenient
We all get in a big argument over whether all-in-one devices are more convenient than discrete devices. Cooley thinks discrete devices are un-American. I think the opposite. And Molly has the logical arguments for discrete devices. We also find out a Ju
Analyzing Google's Chrome OS strategy
The forthcoming Chrome OS is technically straightforward, but why Google is doing an OS in the first place is a little less obvious.
What Chrome OS has on Windows that Linux doesn't
Because the Web is already a powerful force, Google's OS project has a leg up over would-be Microsoft challengers such as Linux. But it has its own issues too.
ARM chip camp sees Google Chrome as opportunity
Texas Instruments and Qualcomm executives talk about the opportunities they see with the Google Chrome operating system.
Why Chrome OS? Google says, why not?
Google says it is building Chrome OS because it wants to improve the experience of using a computer. Of course, getting more people to spend their lives online and searching can't hurt.
Google reveals its Chrome OS cohorts
The company names software, PC, and chipmakers it's working with on its new operating system.
PC makers mum about Chrome OS
None of the major PC vendors is ready to publicly commit to Google's newly announced operating system.
CNET News Daily Podcast: Google takes on the operating system
Tom Krazit talks about what the Google Chrome OS means for Microsoft, antitrust investigations, and the way people use computers; music royalty deal could save Web radio; and a gadget to solve Paris Hilton's paparazzi woes.
