So finally it happened, after years of rumours and rumors on Google OS,  its official now. Google is going to hit the market with its own Operating System called Google Chrome OS . It seems like Google is heading backwards, first they developed a browser and now around it they are going to engineer an operating system.

So what does Google Chrome Means ?
Well according to their press release they are expected to release it not before 2010. As its going to be a very basic operating system so of course it wont be as powerful as Microsoft or OSX. But its going to be open source source so its free and with the Google API experience it would give developers to develop apps on it free of cost and maybe sell it on their app store. Apart from that competition with Microsoft 7 and OSX is going to be tough. Consumer market maybe but corporate sector i am not sure.

Features of Google Chrome Operating System:
Though in their press release Google did not reveal any part of their operating system so lets assume what could be so wonderful about Google OS, could it be revolutionary like iPhone which i am not sure as they always build simple / better and then focus on revolution. So here is what i think Google OS could bring along:

• It wont crash at least it would not have a blue screen.
• No viruses and Trojans, probably they are redoing the architecture around Linux so no virus and secure.
• Gmail Account will be your log in name to the operation system, you are logged into the operating system you are logged into every Google product no more login / password screens.
• Not cluttered with baseless applications like .Net framework in Windows Vista, and a chunk of useless software’s and applications.
• Its Free of cost means reduced prices on notebooks (though Ubuntu / Linux made such attempts didn’t work out pretty well so lets see what Google pulls out of that).
• Very simple and easy to install 3 clicks install would be awesome, of course drivers should be installed with it.
• As it wont have cluttered applications so maybe they might be able to jump up internet speed / video streaming speed / browsing speed.
• No need for offline applications, web will be build in the operating system everything in it will be connected with web, for office usage use Google Docs, Calendar use Google Calendar.
• Very few desktop applications, initially or for a couple of years.
• No more flashy screens or desktop, simple clean and usable.
• No more starting an OS you open your laptop and your operating system is on, basically there shouldn’t be a shutdown or restart feature in the operating system.
• Maybe web apps would be able to work offline in Google Chrome, i.e. python application, php, java application will run smoothly offline and fill in the lack of missing apps.
• Interface is going to be as simple as Chrome, means no flashy elements, no effects and no heavy graphical user interface.
• Core focus of the Operating system is going to be go online and work around the web, for office use Google Docs, for videos use youTube.

Well they are mostly just random prediction, no one can be sure how well it goes or would it be Microsoft OS killer. We would have to wait and see.