Know IT World - By Trishant

With Chrome OS, we have the development of a viable third choice for the desktop,".


With these words by CEO Eric Schmidt, Google foray into the Operating system market which would provide the user a third option after window and Linux. Thought it is a Linux based OS but its presence will mark a history in the computer OS world as it will provide a altogether different way to web apps are used and consumed. The word from the VP, product management - Sundar Pichai clearly points out this, "Chrome OS is nothing but the Web." 

Those using Chrome OS will have to rely on Web applications in place of familiar favorites like Microsoft Office. To ensure an adequate supply of Web apps, Google launched its Chrome Web Store, an online app store that aims to do for Web apps what Apple's iTunes has done for music and iOS apps: build a viable market by providing a mechanism for discovery and monetization. 



Chrome OS won't be ready for a stable release until mid-2011. That's when Google's Chrome OS hardware partners Acer and Samsung are expected to ship their Chrome OS netbooks.


Chrome OS is at the Release Candidate stage. You can download the free Chrome OS Live CD below

 http://getchrome.eu/download.php