When we first heard of search engine giant Google attempting to develop its own operating system we were quite curious to learn more, but we also had little hope to see any final version anytime soon, but at earliest in a year or so, which meant mid-2010. It looks like parts of Chrome OS are closer to launch than that.
Recent rumors suggested Google was preparing announce bits of Chrome OS in just a week, now strengthened by the report at TechCrunch states that Google is planning a “special Chrome OS event” on November 19th at the HQ in California.
Most likely Google will present the source code for the operating system to give third-party developers a chance to lift the functionality of the operating system before the launch next year.
It’s not impossible we will see an early beta version of the operating system, something that may even find its way out among regular users.
As we reported a few days ago, Google had been planning to release at least part of Chrome OS this week. That still may be the case at this event, but it looks for now that the more complete launch will in fact take place next year. And if they are holding this event now with a “complete overview,” progress is clearly being made, so you can probably expect that launch to be early next year.
