Google telah mengkonfirmasi akan merelease sistem operasi yang nantinya akan menyaingi Microsoft, Apple ataupun Disto Linux lainnya. Sistem operasi yang berbasis Linux ini rencananya akan ditargetkan pada pasar netbooks terlebih dahulu.

"Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010"

Hal yang menjadi fitur Google Chrome OS adalah integrasi dengan teknologi web.

"Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google."

Apa yang ingin dicapai oleh Google Chrome OS ini adalah :

"People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up," says Google.

"They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files.

"Even more importantly, they don't want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates."

Info : Blog Google

Dan yang terpenting sistem operasi ini bersifat free. Cuma apakah sistem operasi ini hanya bagus untuk "online mode" saja atau baik juga saat penggunaan di "offline mode"?