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Chrome OS
DeveloperGoogle Inc.
Written inC, C++
OS familyLinux
Working statePreinstalled on specific hardware (Chromebooks.
Update methodRolling release
Platformsx86, ARM
Kernel typeMonolithic: Linux kernel[1]
Default
user interface		Graphical interface based on the Google Chrome browser
LicenseGoogle Chrome OS Terms of Service[2]
Official websitewww.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/
Support status
Active

Chrome OS is a project by Google to develop a light computer operating system. It is devoted to using the World Wide Web.[3] The operating system was announced on July 7, 2009. It is based on the Linux kernel, and is visually similar to the Google Chrome web browser. When first released, it was targeted at netbooks[4] but has also been present on laptops (known as "Chromebooks"). It was released to technology journalists in December 2010[5] after being delayed.[6] It runs on systems with either x86 or ARM processors.[7]

Google had stated before release that the Chrome OS project will be open-source[8] by the end of 2009. Although it is based on the Linux kernel, it will use "a new windowing system" (a way to display applications on a computer screen).[9]

Upon release, some technology journalists were unsure on what it could do that a Windows PC with the Google Chrome browser installed could not.[10]

Chrome OS has now been the default for Chromebooks and very few other laptop brands than Google, these are all labeled as Chromebooks, the only difference being the hardware.

References

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  1. ↑ "Kernel Design: Background, Upgrades". Google. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Google Chrome OS Terms of Service". Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ Mediati, Nick (2009-07-07). "Google Announces Chrome OS". PC World. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ↑ Bobbie Johnson (2009-07-08). "Google targets Microsoft with new operating system". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Murad (2009-07-08), Google takes on Microsoft with Chrome operating system, Times Online, archived from the original on 2010-01-18, retrieved 2009-07-08
  6. ↑ Ali, United States (December 11, 2010). Google is delaying to ship Chrome OS to mid of 2011 Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Womack, Brian (2009-07-08). "Google to Challenge Microsoft With Operating System". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  8. ↑ Shiels, Maggie (2009-07-08). "Google to launch operating system". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  9. ↑ Arrington, Michael (2009-07-08). "Google Chrome: Redefining The Operating System". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  10. ↑ Bradley, Tony (2009-11-20). "Google Chrome: Five Reasons the Google Chrome OS will Flop". PCWorld.com.

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