Is it a browser? Is it an OS? Its, its, its Super Google Browser.
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-os-is-actually-browser-google.html
Eventually I'll take more time to think about what this means for people like myself creating web based applications. For now, the first thing that comes to mind is please no Browser Wars 2.
For the sake of all of us that waste so much time, effort and productivity trying to make compliant based html and css look good in each browser, the initial "oh shit another one to worry about" outweighs my initial "oh wow!".
Some parting concerns...Google is about advertising. Google is about collecting data. A Google OS/Browser thing-a-ma-bob sure has the potential to know an awful lot about me. This is sure to feed fuel to the 'Google is evil', 'Google is big brother' conspiricy fire.
And finally, a tongue-in-cheek thought...if Fedzilla, in the United States versus Microsoft case accused Microsoft of abusing monopoly power by bundling thier "OS" with their "Browser", and the big "G" now bundles thier "OS" with a "Browser" (Google OS Is Actually a Browser), and they already dominate the search market to boot...hmm.
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