In an article entitled Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OS, Micro$oft is finally going to get some real competition.
Google said late Tuesday that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system, a computer operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications.
Google, which has long been singing the praises of cloud-based applications, is stepping up its game to bring the cloud to the mainstream. The operating system - a lightweight open source system that will run on both x86 as well ARM chips - is designed to start up and have the user on the Web within seconds, as opposed to the long startup time on Windows. In addition, the company said that it’s “going back to basics” - just as it did with the Chrome browser - to redesign the underlying security architecture “so that users don’t have to worry about viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.”
It's about time! The user community deserves far more than the Vista and Windows 7 releases which are little more than service packs to Windows XP...except Micro$oft is forcing people to pay for it.
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Thanks and good luck to Google! 
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