First Android, now Google OS?

Google's first mobile OS, Android, was a big hit and was used by numerous new phones, including the Motorola Droid. Now, Google is announcing another operating system, called Chrome OS. However, this time it will be for netbooks (kind of like small computers). Chrome OS will only be available on certain new netbooks, because the operating system is revolutionary. Instead of using a hard disk drive, it uses "cloud computing", so all of the data is stored online instead of on your hard drive at home. Google also promises to have the boot up time to be around 7 seconds, giving users quicker access to their files. While I definitely think this idea is exciting, I do believe there are some downfalls. I think that the program should definitely be available for all computers, not just select netbooks. I would like to test out the operating system without having to buy a new netbook for $300. Another reason Chrome OS might not be such a good idea is that if someone hacks into Google's servers or puts a virus in them, the fact that all the information from the Chrome OS netbooks is stored in them would let the hacker access a lot of computers all at once, or let the virus spread much quicker. While Google says that they will prevent this from happening, but who knows? As noted above, Chrome OS sounds like a great new idea, but there are definitely negative sides to it.

Link:http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/20/google.os/index.html