Google vs Microsoft – FIGHT!

irst of all it took control of the browser market. Then Google attempted to become a software provider with apps like Gmail, Google Docs and Google Maps. Next came its bold new mobile OS but nothing to date compares to Google’s next move – the Windows-rivalling Google Chrome OS.
The open source OS will initially be a comparatively lightweight offering targeted at the growing netbook market. Its principle aim is to allow users to power up and get online in seconds – a far cry from the minutes many Windows owners have to currently endure.
Google also promises an end to the malware and viruses that blight so many PCs. In Google’s words, Chrome OS “should just work”.

Speaking on the Google blog, a joint entry from vice president of product management Sundar Pichai and engineering director Linus Upson reads: “The operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web.


“So today, we're announcing a new project that's a natural extension of Google Chrome – the Google Chrome Operating System. It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.
“Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems.

“We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear – computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files.


“And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the internet.”

Taking on the likes of Outlook and Express and Internet Explorer was certainly a bold move, but the successes Google has enjoyed have for the first time suggested that perhaps Microsoft’s dominance of the PC software market isn’t as infallible as it often appears.
The announcement of Chrome OS is arguably Google’s boldest move yet, and you can be absolutely certain that Microsoft is secretly very, very worried.
Google Chrome OS will not be released until the second half of 2010, with talks currently ongoing with partners to prepare machines for the market. Expect it to remain in beta until 2059.

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