Google operating system given preview

15:10 24th November 2009

Google has unveiled its Chrome OS operating system, which it hopes will provide a rival to Microsoft's stranglehold on the operating system market.

The free and open source system offers a different approach to computing, with all applications designed to run in a web browser and user data being stored on Google's servers rather than the computer itself.

It is hoped the system will provide a real alternative for PC users to Microsoft's Windows operating system and could also revolutionise the way data is stored and managed by computer users.

"This model of computing is fundamentally different," said Sundar Pichai, vice-president of product management at Google.

Microsoft has recently launched its latest operating system, Windows 7, which has received a warm reception from critics following heavy criticism of its previous offering, Windows Vista.

Written by Hannah James

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