More credible Chrome OS shots leak
updated 11:55 am EDT, Mon August 17, 2009
Chrome OS Shots Again
A new set of shots that have surfaced this weekend claim to show a more accurate early version of Google's Chrome OS. Unlike a set of since-debunked first images, the new images of the supposed 0.1.15 beta appear more substantive than before. They show a Mac-like dock at the top but with a built-in search bar and Google apps as default.
They also display touches that are difficult (though not necessarily impossible) to replicate with third-party modifications of existing platforms, such as the absence of any border around a Chrome web browser as well as a very minimal system tray that shows only the time and essentials like battery life or running apps.
Chrome OS isn't due to ship until the second half of 2010 on netbooks and other low-end systems but will behave in a way consistent with the shots. The Chrome web browser will be the framework for virtually all apps on the platform, including offline code.
No sources have yet come out to either confirm or deny the authenticity of the images.
Love this
08/17, 12:27pm reply
Can't wait to see it in reality. I can't wait for Apple people to say it's too minimal!
ibugv4
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it's
08/17, 12:29pm reply
too minimal
nat
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VMC
08/17, 12:48pm reply
I like Apple's black arrow instead of the white arrow/pointer.
George3
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looks a bit antiquated
08/17, 12:49pm reply
or is it just the crt... probably both
jonboy
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Looks
08/17, 01:03pm reply
a lot like BeOS in some ways.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS
rytc
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Still it is Linux
08/17, 01:11pm reply
I love linux. I am a big user of Ubuntu, SuSe and Red Hat. They are good and stable, with Ubuntu being the most friendly and easiest to use.
THAT being said, I would still not recommend any of those OS's to friends or family. Updates are still scary, and if you try to install something "out of the ordinary" you have issues like RPM's or dependencies to deal with.
Good luck to Google, maybe they can make this work.
dynsight
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oooh, look
08/17, 02:08pm reply
It's another Linux-based OS! How revolutionary of Google! Man, these people are certainly ahead of the curve!
And, really, is the world that desparate for a browser-based OS?
testudo
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Agreed
08/17, 03:01pm reply
I thought so too, rytc. Not really in a derivative way, I just thought it was interesting how it sort of reminded me of it. I think it's mostly the tabbed window style.
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