Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays

Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.

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Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.

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Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work with its plans to develop a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.

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In 2009, it's better to be an Internet company that's taking slow, awkward first steps toward the PC, than a PC company that's still trying and failing to truly integrate with the Internet.

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Internet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS. The free and open source system is initially aimed at low-cost netbooks and does away with many of the features of a traditional program.

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Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive.

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Microsoft yesterday blamed user confusion for the problems many have encountered trying to move from Vista to Windows 7 after buying a discounted upgrade offered to college students.

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What if a new version of Windows didn't try to dazzle you? What if, instead, it tried to disappear except when you needed it? Such an operating system would dispense with glitzy effects in favor of low-key, useful new features.

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Microsoft's New Operating System Is Good Enough to Erase Bad Memory of Vista

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If you've been putting off buying a new PC because you're waiting for Windows 7 to ship, you're in luck. At least one manufacturer plans to make Windows 7 PCs available to customers early, nine days to be exact, and Redmond isn't going to get in its way.

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Microsoft plans to offer a substantial discount for college students who want to pick up a copy of Windows 7.

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Google's Chrome OS may be the most-anticipated tech baby in the oven. Will it take Microsoft down? Will it take Microsoft down a peg? Will it help or hurt FOSS? Whether it will change the world as we know it remains to be seen, but it has already changed the discussion.

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Google, the Internet search leader, will now offer a free operating system for personal computers. The company hopes to loosen Microsoft's hold on the market. Microsoft Windows is on more than ninety percent of PCs.

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The Official Google blog's intro to this announcement is as follows

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates may not want to comment on Chrome OS, the just-announced operating system from Google.

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Chrome OS, Google's newly announced computer operating system, is coming this autumn and promises to revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines.

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Titanic meet the Iceberg; Iceberg meet the Titanic. Microsoft: Do you really think you can help us deliver mediocre products and lose money?

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In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser.

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Can Google's new operating system weaken Microsoft's grip on the PC market?

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It's been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly.

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Google Inc. is working on a new operating system for inexpensive computers in a daring attempt to wrest away Microsoft Corp.'s long-running control over people's computing experience.

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In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google's plans.

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One of the most frequent questions I get these days comes from people who've been running the Windows 7 beta and RC and are planning to upgrade to the final version when it's available on October 22. "Which edition of Windows 7 do I need?"

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Microsoft Corp. will not dump Vista when Windows 7 launches and plans to keep selling it to computer makers, system builders, volume licensees and consumers at retail until at least January 2011, a Microsoft spokesman said, citing long-running policy.

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Chalk it up to the fact that the Curve is available on the four biggest U.S. carriers, not to mention a two-for-one sale on Verizon Wireless. Also in the top five for the first quarter of 2009: The Storm and the T-Mobile G1.

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Will voice recognition come with this new operating system?

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As Microsoft gets closer to a full Windows 7 release, it seems to be learning from the heinous experience of the Vista release. Redmond is making the May 5 release of Windows 7 available for free, for a year.

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Microsoft has really been pushing its "Apple Tax" marketing message. First we had the latest round of "I'm a PC" ads. Then we had Steve Ballmer claiming that, in the current economic climate, it makes no sense to pay a premium for an Apple logo.

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