Editor's Pick: Google Sets Sights on Chrome-Plated Netbook OS

Google Sets Sights on Chrome-Plated Netbook OS

Richard Adhikari
07/08/09 2:20 PM PT

Google plans to launch a new open source operating system designed for netbooks and based on the Chrome Web browser. In its way are Linux distros like Ubuntu -- not to mention Microsoft and, to some extent, Apple. Privacy advocates are already wary of what Google does with Web searches, and they wonder how much it will know about you if it has your whole OS.
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