GOOGLE OS
 
After hearing whispers of a Google OS for what seems like ages now, Google has gone official with its plans. According to the company’s developer blog, Google OS will be an open source, lightweight platform that can "power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems," and will be capable of running on x86 (that includes Intel Atom) and ARM chips.

Since Google also has Android-OS based netbooks, the official line is that "choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google"--an interesting statement given that some companies claim there are too many versions of Windows.

Most of its fresh-out-of-beta Google Apps suite already supports an offline mode, so it sounds like they've been gearing this up for a long time. The company says it is currently working with a number of OEM manufacturers and that the new system will initially appear on a number of netbooks coming to market sometime in the second half of 2010.
The question now is whether or not the new platform will be a success in the market.  Over 90% of computer users are on Windows leaving only 10% on Mac OS, leaving a big question mark as to whether or not anyone will make the jump to Google.

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