What is Google Chrome OS?
The video above does a great job of explaining it, but if you’re not all about video then Chrome OS is Google’s challenger to Microsoft Windows. The Google folks have re-imagined the Operating system, putting the focus on internet functionality rather than local storage. This means that most of your files, applications and documents are stored online in that thing we call ‘the cloud’ aka the internet.
How I might use Google Chrome OS
I don’t see Chrome replacing my current operating system ( Snow Leopard ) anytime soon. That being said, we do have a new addition to the office computer collection, an HP net-book has joined our Mac posse, and from my first look it would be the perfect machine for Chrome OS.
I can’t see giving up the benefits of a full blown operating system on my main computer, but should the need for a traveler friendly machine strike me, Chrome just might be the OS for me.
Then again, I hear Windows 7 is going to rock….*cough*
Aw who am I kidding, I’d totally install Mac OS on the net-book. Google, you guys have an uphill battle ahead of you!