08 July 2009
We know that Google Chrome OS will be open source, meaning developed by potentially thousands of developers both inside and outside Google circles.
We know that Google Chrome OS will be "lightweight", unlike the more modern Windows operating systems, which are so heavy, they refuse to run efficiently.
We know that Google Chrome OS will be initially designed for release on netbooks (small notebooks / laptops).
We know that among the Google Chrome OS partners already signed up are the number 1 and 2 netbook manufacturers, Acer and Asus. Other partners include Adobe, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.
And we know that Google Chrome OS will be web-centric.
And finally... we know one other other thing...
Recently, Google went after Internet Explorer with the Chrome internet browser. On most computers, Chrome loads and works at least 10 times faster than IE.
Even more recently, Google announced the pending launch of Google Wave - a communications tool that will revolutionise email and internet communication, moving people away from Microsoft's Outlook and other Office products which are duplicated in more innovative and faster ways via Wave.
Moreover, Wave was announced in the same week Microsoft announced the launch of their next new search engine to take market share from Google - Bing. Using Twitter Trending Topics as just one judge, Wave was the far more exciting announcement that week.