5 Reasons To Love Google Chrome OS

Google has announced that it will be launching a new operating system, Chrome OS by next year and it will be based on its popular Chrome browser.

It is quite interesting that Google may be planning to tie the OS so closely with browser that they look like Siamese brothers, especially in comparison to Windows & Internet Explorer Circa 1998 (which gave rise to the Antitrust case that was ultimately thrown out.

Anyway, here are five reasons why we love Google Chrome OS despite the fact that it might all end up in a nasty legal fight.

(1) It will be free

Google Chrome OS will be free, free in financial terms and free as in open source. Microsoft has had a history of conflict with everything that is free.

Firefox is giving it a headache, Linux has been a thorn (some would say a cancer) in its side and OpenOffice.org has been a rather staunch rival to Microsoft Office. Bottom like for the big OEMs like Asus and MSI, they won't need to buy licenses.

(2) It runs on ARM

Unlike Microsoft Windows, Chrome OS will be running on ARM (as well as x86). This means that it will be compatible with Smartbooks and will bring life to a whole new category of ultra light laptops that may make netbooks become obsolete overnight.

ARM-based laptops will be fast, very power efficient, cooler to run, be able to last for days on a single charge and integrate tons of features.