Google chief engineer on why a new OS

by Larry Magid November 19, 2009 2:08 PM PST Follow @larrymagid

Google's Matthew Papakipos

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Google's Chrome OS PC operating system won't be available until the end of 2010, but the company has unveiled some details as it encourages developers to start creating Web-based software for the operating system.

To find out more, and get a feel how Chrome will affect consumers, I spoke with Matthew Papakipos, Google's chief engineer for Chrome OS.

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