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Google postpones the debut of Google Chrome OS
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010, 20:17 IST
San Francisco: Google, the internet giant has announced that it will not release its new operating system anytime soon as promised to its fans earlier. The debut of Google Chrome operating system is postponed for another six months and the laptops powered by the new software won't hit the stores until the middle of next year.
Google had planned to release the OS by the end of December to its users through a pilot program allowing a relatively small number of users and businesses to test unbranded devices running the software. Users will be invited to receive the test laptops through the Chrome Web browser and Google's YouTube video site. The companies getting the Chrome OS machines include AMR, American Airlines, Kraft Foods, Logitech International, and Virgin Airlines.
Google decided to build its own computer operating system primarily because it views the hundreds of millions of machines powered by Microsoft's dominant Windows software as plodding, cumbersome relics unable to provide speedy Web surfing. The Chrome OS machines are being designed so they're ready to navigate the Internet within a few seconds after hitting the power button, almost as quickly as a television set is ready for channel surfing .
Although Google Chrome has joined the bandwagon of Microsoft and Apple in the software world, the delay in the OS release could threaten its performance in the market as more number of people are snapping up sleek, touch-screen tablets such as Apple, iPad to surf the Web and run a variety of applications customized for the devices.
The rising popularity of the iPad and an array of copycats has started to undercut sales of lightweight laptops, or "netbooks," according to industry analysts. Even the next version of Google's Android operating system for touch-screen devices is supposed to include more features tailored for tablets.
