Google Chrome OS – a PC that runs on a browser?

Google, Inc. is an American based enterprise that is mainly engaging in Internet search, advertising technologies and cloud computing. It was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page as a follow up on their research project, which they started while still studying at Stanford University. Their idea was to abandon the commonly used technology of ranking the sites by the repetition number of the search terms that appear on a web page and created the PageRank technology that scored site importance by checking up on backlinks. The BackRub engine they programmed became Google through a spelling mistake of the term googol, the term is used to define the number that has a one and hundred zeros behind it, and suddenly history was made.

What does Google do that has nothing to do with the search engine?

Because most, if not all services that are provided by Google to individuals are free of charge, almost the entire revenue comes from advertising. In lieu of this, most of the free services Google provides, must serve this purpose, namely collecting of information that will provide Google with sellable assets. These assets are being used by advertisers to better contact, influence, control, identify and manage possible clients for their products that they are eager to peddle. it is therefore questionable in how far does Google Chrome, the browser, assist Google the parent company in this task.

Android

Google acquired the Android, Inc. in 2005, and the financial push allowed the founders to develop the first and only true competitor to the Apple iOS until recently. Nowadays the former Palm, Inc. and now HP operating system for mobile and hand held devices, the webOS is entering the market in big numbers and with a lot of corporate and financial support behind it; as well as the only just established co-operation between Nokia and Microsoft that will propel the Windows Mobile 7 to the front ranks, both are capable of competing for the top spot. But despite Apple being the frontrunner for quite some time, Android has finally managed to overtake Apple with market share and combined revenue.

Chrome OS

Nobody really understands why Google is producing a competing platform within the same roof. The idea was simple, extending the Google Chrome browser to have an operating system kernel and be able to power certain devices, mainly for web surfing and limited tasks. Android does that and then some. But Google Chrome OS is not supposed to be more than Android, but less. Instead of creating a scaled down version of Android, or even allowing users to use as much, or as little, of the existing operating system, Google developed since 2009 an operating system that is supposed to be used in proprietary created netbooks, the so called Chromebooks, for surfing purposes alone, with some limited features added. General impression by the media and by people who had the opportunity to test the prototype Cr-48 is that they are convinced this idea will fail. Nevertheless, a handful of prominent manufacturers signed on to this project, such as Acer and Samsung, whereby first Chrome OS powered Chromebooks will be made available in mid-June 2011.

written by Andy G

What is Chrome Experiments?

Have you ever come cross this crazy Chrome Experiments? It seems like Google is trying out couple of things behind the seen. Google Chrome Extensions is one of the key features they have introduced in Google Chrome 4.0. Lets have a quick look at Chrome Experiments? Is it a positive step taken before launching Google Chrome OS?


Everyone who follows the latest in tech world knows that Google is planning to launch its exiting new operating system Google Chrome OS. Also Google is quite famous for their labs and beta versions where they test new ideas before launching. Chrome Experiments is one of them which I found really cool and pretty good option for Chrome OS.


You can call them Google Chrome applications as you can see many fun type of experiments to useful tools that we use in our desktop. Have a look at Chrome Experiments if you haven't gone through it.

How Google Chrome Browser Close to its Operating System

Google has announced its own Operating System to fill the gap between the Internet oriented operating system and classical old school operating system. There are so many features that has been introduced in Google Chrome browser recently gives a good indication that how Google Chrome OS is going to looks like.


There are couple of features that really need to be considered here. At the movement there is not clear indication of how Google OS is going to looks like or support. However, Android (Google OS for its mobile) or the Google Chrome did not make much progress in the present market. In such a condition deciding to go for its own operating system can be though decision. It should be able to replace the current system. At least it should have the functions that we are enjoying or suffering or more the better.

So thing we can learn from Google Chrome browser is that Google is not paying much attention to the current trend. Google strongly believe that it need to break the current limitations or set of barriers to go for a efficient interaction with the Internet application or web. For example when all the browsers are supporting or start supporting plug-ins and tool bars Google Chrome took a strict decision not to support any browser plug-in or tool bars ( Not even their own Google Tool Bar).
(Image from www.mashable.com) Google Chrome OS Screenshots?
Introducing Google Chrome is not enough to enjoy a speedy and secure life with internet. Reason behind this is that OS that Chrome Browser runs is not supporting it or its capabilities 100%. There are so many factors that slow down the browser or challenge its security.

I will not be surprise to see that so many OS functionalities that we think that we think that we cannot live without will not be supported by Chrome OS. Which will allow us to think better ways to get it done without challenging the simplicity or the security or the reliability of the OS. Bookmarklets are simple example of how well replace the Browser Plugins, tool bars or Add-ons.

Chrome it self supporting couple of features that are close to a OS. I mean just the look and feel and accessing what you need.

Gives one click access to most frequently visited websites. What is the point of having stat menu, task bar and desktop? Why not only desktop where it will automatically arrange its positions base on how frequently you use the application. Recently Google Chrome browser added the flexibility to move/remove or change the view. This can be something you can see on its OS.

Will that be a online Operating System? The idea we have today is to open up browser and go to the website that will let you log into a area that that will allow you to experience a similar desktop that you are experiencing now. There are couple of services like that(www.ajaxwindows.com). However there is not much need on such a system as it only give facility to access and work one virtual desktop. It will always suffer from the slow internet connection, increasing security threats (addition of both online OS and your current OS). Google chrome has different set of challenges that it need to focus on. Provide a faster secure and reliable internet connect with the same set of hardware infrastructure. Google Has its own set of online applications (Google Docs, GMail and etc)to support you and they will get more valuable.

Is Google Chrome OS is the one that connects everything together? One of the most debatable question that raise about Google is that why are they trying so many applications? Why Google want to move it to mobile industry when there are so many existing big player? Again why they want to move to operating system? Will come to these question later.

Google search engine was out there for sometimes for free. No advertising on the home page. There were couple of big players already in the search engine business that were doing great and making money out of it. That is not sound like a good business model. Directly you cannot see any potential of making money out of it. However, later it was wisely used for advertising and the ways of making money is endless.

Answering the above questions that we skipped: One product it self may not sounds exciting or making any profit. But combining couple of such products in smart way may provide much better result. Google Chrome OS will combine all its application browsers and services together.

Secret of Google is it always checks its user base before introducing its next step. By releasing Google Chrome browser they know 30 million people like their idea of simplicity and looking for better way to access internet. Also waiting for a change.

To see what is really going to happen with Google and its new OS we have to wait until second quarter of next year.

Out of the Box Operating System

Operating System(OS) or do you prefer call it Windows, Mac OS, Linux or Unix. When you think in terms of the basic concept and the functionality it is pretty much the same. Only the brand, price, compatibility and interface change from OS to OS. Google Chrome OS is suppose to be release in 2010. It should be designed out of the box. That does not mean that you should not able to do what we do with a OS with Chrome OS.

Base on the Google products (Chrome Browser, Gmail, Docs, Excel, Calender and etc..) we can do a wild guess that how Chrome OS going to be. I would like to see a OS like this.

There will be Files but not Folders - Folders will be replaced by labels that will give more flexibility over the managing your files and quicker search.

Do you really need a start button but a search enabled (drop down menu with options) command line will be there.

Interface will be quite similar to Google Chrome web browser that will give much power on connecting to web applications faster and securely. Chrome browser is not supporting Ad-ons and tool bars. We can hope that Chrome OS would be pretty much same that it would not support many of the applications we use today.

Offline and Online versions will be available for all the applications. So you will be able to do changes updates and stuff in your documents and when you connect to Internet it will be sync with the servers (Google server).

Files sharing would be across Internet. Just like in Google Docs. Between the computers it would be base on the invitations. So, you do not really need to worry about the IP address network settings and so on.

Connecting to the Internet should be really easy. Should be able to do the configurations by it self. Only the user name and password for the router or modem would be required.

One of the dream and cool feature would be to have two levels of log in. One to log into the local machine. Another just like you log into Google Account (Online). When you log into the local machine it will have all the offline content for that account and when you log into the online account it will add all the account settings to the offline version... In that way you will get to see the same files and settings from any computer that is connect to Internet. Remote computer is not that user friendly.

And will there be Google AdSense Ads on Google Chrome OS? That would be interesting to know.

What else or how you would like to get Google Chrome OS?