Google is going to introduce the Google Chrome Operating System.

I'm not saying it should replace all OS's, but I do see a real use for this. I want some power on my home PC, so I probably wouldn't use it there but when I'm on the road all I use my notebook for (except when I'm working as a tech) is web use. I think of myself as an early adopter of web based storage and synchronization. I was actually a step ahead of Google on a few things for my own personal use, such as 10+ years ago when I used to upload my Netscape bookmark HTML files and browse them online/manually resync them, I used imap for email instead of POP3 so I could keep it on multiple systems, and used my webserver/personal webspace at work as web based hard drive.

Using Google as the "common ground" has helped me a lot and has taken the place of a lot of what I used to do manually. Not only because it's easier but because ISP's have become a bunch of asshats and make it difficult to do it yourself these days.

My guess is that the OS will be little more than a front end for most Google web services, and will probably have a plugin layer, my guess is this plugin layer will probably be for instant messengers and that sort of thing. Probably Linux versions of them, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. If this OS doesn't use local storage for anything more than caching content for offline use and storing applications and a few settings - not even all the settings - I think they'll make something well worth using. A mobile web based dumb terminal, I love the idea.

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