Google Launches Chrome OS Pilot Program with 3G Laptops
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In recent years, consumers have had three major desktop-oriented operating systems to choose from: Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. On Tuesday, Google introduced a fourth option, Chrome OS.
‘With Chrome OS, we have the development of a viable third choice for the deskt
At a media event in San Francisco, Google announced a pilot program for Chrome OS, its highly anticipated browser-based operating system, launched the Chrome Web Store, its effort to change the way Web apps are discovered and purchased, and provided an update on the global adoption of its Chrome browser.
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.
But Google this week plans to begin shipping specially commissioned hardware to select testers through its Chrome OS pilot program.
Program participants will receive a Google-commissioned netbook, designated Cr-48, with Chrome OS installed. The company extended invitations to event attendees, to a random group of users through an invitation placed on the Chrome new tab page, and to some Facebook users who participated in a recent quiz. Would-be Chrome OS users may also apply online and are encouraged to submit a YouTube video to convey why they should be invited into the pilot program.
“Chrome OS is nothing but the Web,” said Sundar Pichai, VP of product management.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/12/07/google-launches-chrome-os-pilot-program-...
‘With Chrome OS, we have the development of a viable third choice for the deskt
At a media event in San Francisco, Google announced a pilot program for Chrome OS, its highly anticipated browser-based operating system, launched the Chrome Web Store, its effort to change the way Web apps are discovered and purchased, and provided an update on the global adoption of its Chrome browser.
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.
But Google this week plans to begin shipping specially commissioned hardware to select testers through its Chrome OS pilot program.
Program participants will receive a Google-commissioned netbook, designated Cr-48, with Chrome OS installed. The company extended invitations to event attendees, to a random group of users through an invitation placed on the Chrome new tab page, and to some Facebook users who participated in a recent quiz. Would-be Chrome OS users may also apply online and are encouraged to submit a YouTube video to convey why they should be invited into the pilot program.
“Chrome OS is nothing but the Web,” said Sundar Pichai, VP of product management.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/12/07/google-launches-chrome-os-pilot-program-...
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