A Hot Eye on a Suspected ChromeOS Screenshot

by wodezzz on 2009-07-31 20:10:15

Today, when I logged into cnbeta, I found another alleged screenshot of ChromeOS circulating online. Ever since Google announced the development of its own operating system, rumors and speculations about ChromeOS have been rampant, with the online community showing extremely high enthusiasm. Numerous screenshots of ChromeOS have been created, capturing the public's attention. The reason these screenshots are said to be fabricated is that they not only do not conform to Google's style and approach but also some of them clearly contradict common sense. For example, in some screenshots, the folder path is “\images\google logos,” which obviously defies logic because ChromeOS is a system based on the Linux kernel, and in Linux systems, the slash in the path is a forward slash “/”, while the backslash “\” is used in Windows paths. Some screenshots are clearly taken from using the Chrome browser to browse the web version of Picasa. Of course, perhaps Google will create something unique for itself, but Google has always liked to surprise us, and I believe ChromeOS will be no exception, it won't disappoint us. These so-called "ChromeOS suspected screenshots" also, from another perspective, reflect the high level of interest in ChromeOS. With such high levels of interest, what worries does the open-source ChromeOS have? Therefore, I still have great expectations for ChromeOS.