November 18th, 2009
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It’s been four months since the announcement of Google Chrome OS, a Web-centric operating system that is supposed to blur the line between OS and browser or so we were told, as the hasn’t been any decent information on the subject released by Google. Now it is almost clear that we won’t be seeing the official release of the Chrome OS this year, however Google will be offering the first real look at Google Chrome OS this Thursday, with technical demonstrations for the media. We might as well hear something about the release plans – we shall see where it goes.
At last Windows 7 was officially launched today by Microsoft. Microsoft crew started giving out Windows 7 software as presents immediately after the clock showed twelve at the night club in San Francisco where technology giant’s party was taking place. After the Windows Vista failure Microsoft apparently worked really close with computer manufacturers, users and software developers while crafting Windows 7. It can be understood easily as more then 90% of the computers on Earth run Windows as their OS, so recovery after such failure was necessary for the software empire that has operating systems as its heart. What will turn out of this – we shall see, but prepare for more Windows 7 related news these coming days as all of the software world’s eyes are turned this way.
Some of the early printscreens of Chrome OS have been leaked, and from this info we can see that it is really basic and lightweight, perfectly suiting netbooks and laptops. Should these news have any influence on Windows 7? We think they do, since PC manufacturers tend to rely more on low-cost OS to keep the prices of budget devices down (many are already using Linux for example). The direct result as we see it is the Windows 7 Starters Edition to counter this possible threat. We will try to monitor the events on this subject and keep you informed.