New Operating System from Google : Google's Chrome OS for Netbooks.

One or two years back there were rumors about Google working on an Operating System. Well it is no more a rumor now.

Today the Google Team have made a post in their official blog about Google's new operating system called Google Chrome OS designed exclusively for the Netbooks and Internet experience.

Few points from that post:

• Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system
• This operating system will be initially targeted at netbooks (so that means they have plans for complete version of PC OS - direct competition with Microsoft!!!)
• This Operating System will be available to customers in the second half of 2010.
• Speed, Simplicity and Security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS' design.

Here is the link to the blog post by Sundar Pichai of Google Team.

Netbooks seems to have gained some good popularity in the recent times. Though Microsoft claims that about 96% of the Netbooks run on Windows - their Windows Vista is of no use to these devices that have very low resource profile. Windows 7 was expected to offer better experience in Netbooks. It is interesting as Google is also planning to launch its new OS during the same time.

If Google coule bring the easy-to-use feeling of Windows into their new Open source OS- I will be happy!!!