VentureBeat has heard from several sources that Acer intends to unveil its first Google Chrome OS devices at the Computex Taipai show running June 1-5.
Google has stated that Chrome OS is intended for netbooks, so we have to assume Acer will have either a new model, or even a whole new line of netbooks to demo.
Chrome OS is built on top of a Linux core and puts the focus on running a browser with cloud apps. The operating system part we all know from using Windows, Mac, or a standard Linux distribution isn’t there. By doing that the need to manage the OS and perform housekeeping is also gone, at least in theory.
Here’s the presentation Google gave last year demoing an early version of Chrome OS running on a netbook:
I am really looking forward to seeing a Chrome OS netbook in action. The promise of a 7-second boot, no OS to worry about, and a cloud-based experience is an interesting proposition. I don’t see that as a replacement for my Windows PC, but as a secondary web-browsing device it could work really well.
Acer unveiling a Chrome OS netbook in June should give us a good gauge on what to expect for the rest of 2010 from Chrome OS devices. Important features such as battery life, pricing compared to Windows netbooks, and the overall experience of using the new OS should all become clear very quickly.
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