Seven seconds. That is the amount of time it takes to boot up a computer with Google’s Chrome OS. After four months of announcing their intention to develop their own OS, Google previewed Chrome OS last Thursday at Mountain View headquarters. However, it will not be available until a year from now, but it represents a fundamental component in Google’s strategy towards building internet based applications, also known a cloud computing. This means that computers will work without the need of heavy proprietary OS installed, with all the data available and synchronized in the cloud. At the end of the day more web use translates into an increase of revenues for Google. That is the reason why Chrome OS has been designed to allow the user to log on faster, eliminating all the stacks performed by traditional OS with a more PC centric focus. It seems that the free Chrome OS targets low-cost netbooks that mostly run Windows XP and the new Windows 7 today. Moreover, some analysts forecast that low-cost notebooks will be offered by service providers in a analogous ways to the mobile market, where Google is already gaining momentum with Android. Nevertheless, it has to been seen if users are going to trust all their data to Google servers.
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