Google’s Chrome will see 2010 release

OPERATING SYSTEM DEVELOPER Google has slated the release of its open source Chrome OS for later this year.
The Internet search giant announced an autumn 2010 release date for Chrome. According to Reuters, Google gave the date at a press event at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.
Google is aiming to take a huge bite out of Microsoft's market share using Chrome as an alternative to the Vole's pervasive Windows OS.
"Chrome OS is one of the few future operating systems for which there are already millions of applications that work," said Sundar Pichai, Google's head of Chrome development.
"You don't need to redesign Gmail for it to work on Chrome. Facebook does not need to write a new app for Chrome."
Pichai also said Google is putting Chrome on laptops only. "We will be selective on how we come to market because we want to deliver a great user experience," he said. "We're thinking on both the hardware and software levels."
Microsoft must be quaking in its boots. Having a heavyweight like Google lined up to take away serious market share from a software monopoly is a big threat. Google has the resources and infrastructure to deliver Chrome.
The Vole has taken pot shots at Google ever since it announced that it was developing Chrome. We reported in April that Microsoft had the gall to suggest that Google's Chrome disrespects users' privacy. Then it said software developers would have to build different versions of their applications to run under Chrome. However, Pichai rubbished the claim, saying they wouldn't because of Chrome's core architecture.
It's no wonder that Google let it be known earlier this week that it is banning its employees from using Windows.