Google Is Announcing a New Operating System
Yesterday (July 7th) it became clear that Google Inc. is working on a new operating system based on the already well-known Chrome browser. The new OS is targeted at inexpensive computers - namely we could expect that netbooks would be the first to experience the OS. As we all know, mobile phones (smartphones) have already benefited from Android - the Google OS for PDA phones. In developing the new netbook-targeted operating system Google will rely especially on help from the community of open-source programmers, since their intention is to release the new Chrome-based OS as an open-source software. The OS is expected to begin running computers in the second half of 2010.
The operating system represents Google's attemp to act against its biggest rival in IT market - Microsoft.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has been trying to dethrone Google by investing billions of dollars to improve its own Internet search and advertising systems - to little avail so far. In the past month or so, though, Microsoft has been winning positive reviews and picking up more users with the latest upgrade to its search engine, now called "Bing." Microsoft is hailing the makeover with a $100 million marketing campaign.
In conclusion, the consumers are those who can benefit most of such a competitive market - an alternative to Microsoft's Windows is welcome from most of the users, as is an alternative for the Google Search Engines.
If not else, interesting developments might be expected in the sector in the near future.