Like Chrome browser, Chrome OS system has three key elements, namely, speed, simplicity, security, high startup and running speed, minimal interface elements, direct integration of Chrome browser, cooperation with netbooks to provide a smooth network experience, and support for Web programs. Google's strategic concept of replacing the desktop with the network will be implemented again. Fast, simple and safe will be the three most emphasized features of Chrome OS. This operating system will be designed as the fastest and slimmest operating system, and it takes only a few seconds to start a PC and access the Internet.
At present, hardware companies interested in cooperating with Google on Chrome OS projects include Lenovo, Acer, Adobe, Asus, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba. Google expects that the netbook products running this system will be put on the market in the second half of next year (20 10).
Chrome OS will support x86 and ARM processor architectures. Google promises to provide the source code of Chrome OS in 2009, and plans to officially release it in the second half of 20 10.
[1] Google Chrome OS was released globally in 2009, 1 1.09, including the simplified Chinese version. Google has provided the download addresses of various versions of Chrome OS, and the official home page of Chrome OS and the official extension website of Chrome will be launched at the same time.
In the face of overwhelming publicity, do you really know Chrome Os? Let's take a look at a few concepts of Chrome Os that you may misread.
First, you can't use Chrome OS without the Internet. Because Chrome OS is based on solid-state hard disk instead of ordinary hard disk, and it is based on network application, many people think that without network, Chrome OS can't be used and PC can't eat. Personally, I think the first PC pre-installed by Chrome will be those PCs that need to surf the Internet as long as they are turned on, such as PDAs, rather than ordinary netbooks or notebooks. When Chrome OS supporting ordinary hard disks comes out, it will be installed in ordinary notebooks, and we ordinary users can also download it. This requires a process.
Second, is Chrome OS free? Judging from the briefing, Google initially adopted the pre-installation method. I think this is also necessary in the early development of Chrome OS. You should know that an operating system is not a simple software, but a huge system, which contains many third-party software based on this operating system. If Chrome OS wants to enter ordinary PC, it must improve these surrounding buildings, which also takes time. Chrome OS is definitely free, and Chrome OS opens the source code.
Third, the user PC can only use Chrome OS? Some people question that users can't install it themselves, but must pre-install, which eventually leads to Chrome OS monopolizing users' PCs and making them non-selective. I think this view is wrong, because Chrome OS is a browser-based platform, including we are now invited to experience google wave, which can be used under IE browser. Therefore, this worry is only temporary. In the future, I believe that our PC will use Chrome OS when using windows.
Fourth, Chrome OS has no practical significance? Some people think that Chrome OS has no practical significance and can't shake windows. In this respect, I personally think that the greatest significance of Chrome OS is to realize "cloud computing", so that Internet devices based on the form between PC and mobile phone can find an ideal platform. This is Chrome OS, which has low requirements for memory and PC computing power. Because it is completely based on cloud computing, Chrome OS can give birth to new Internet terminals!
Chrome os has the following characteristics:
1.Chrome OS is based on Linux, and it is open source, and there will be a community (just like Chrome browser mode).
2. The user interface is very similar to a Chrome browser, and a page represents a program.
3. Three key points of R&D: (execution) speed, (operation) simplicity and (system) safety.
4. The boot is super fast, and it takes less than 3 seconds to press the power to the login screen (compared with the boot time of PC of 45 seconds).
5. All programs are based on network applications.
6.Google is only responsible for OS, OEM is responsible for hardware, and will designate hardware manufacturers (big manufacturers). Drivers must be certified and tested repeatedly by Google.
7. Computers with Chrome OS can also be connected to external storage devices (USB), but most of the data is stored on the network. Even with a new computer, you don't have to worry about data or environment settings.
8. Compared with the traditional OS, the boot process is much simpler, and all unnecessary steps (such as service and boot execution program) are removed.
9. Once the machine crashes or makes an error, it will automatically restore the operating system.
10. The data on the local hard disk (SSD) will be encrypted and will not be changed. The boot area is read-only.
1 1. All executed programs will be executed in encrypted sandbox mode.
12. The overall pricing is determined by the manufacturer.
13. Now someone asks if there will be an Appstore, Google Chrome OS. Google's official answer is that the Web is a big program, which contains thousands of programs.
14. Will it support Microsoft's Silverlight? Google's official answer is a matter of time.
15. All Web apps based on the HTML 5 standard can basically be executed. At present, only Web apps are supported, but the third equation is not supported.
16. It can run on x86 or ARM architecture hardware (Smartbook finally has a chance).
17. Will there be products with dual OS? Google's official answer is that there will be no products at present.
18. If you need to process important data with a computer (the official example is a lawyer), Chrome OS is not for you.
19. Further to point 6, the operating system is pre-installed in the machine and will not be open to ordinary users to install it themselves at present.
20. There must be connections. This is the most important point. I forgot to write it, but I gave the information to Google completely, and the previous query was put forward again (although Google has been training everyone to get used to this logic).
On the whole, Chrome OS is the concept of Web operating system. Most programs and data are processed on the Internet, and only browsers (Chrome browsers, of course) can be used. Chrome OS will be installed on the netbook launched on 20 10, and it has not been determined whether the desktop computer or the mainstream notebook computer. However, it can be seen that the size of Chrome OS will not be too large, and the hardware requirements will not be too high, but at least there must be a network XD. In addition, it will be more integrated with BIOS, and even embedding BIOS is not impossible. Please refer to the hyperspace of Phoenix.
LZ is probably misplaced, but Baidu made a reference: