5 Reasons To Love Google Chrome OS

(3) It will be more secure

Details are still sketchy but it looks as if Google will make sure that the OS is far more secure than everything Windows is running.

For a start, Google has a blank canvas to work with and doesn't need to rely on code that is 15 years old, nor does it have to deal with software compatibility issue. Furthermore, because of the various elements of the browser like sandboxing, Google is at least on paper intrinsically safer than traditional operating systems.

(4) It is resource light

Chrome OS will be devised from scratch to be a lightweight, low-on-resource operating system. Google's browser itself is built on Webkit, the open source rendering engine that is also part of Safari.

Because it is light, it won't require as much horsepower to run. This means that it could potentially merge with Android one day and be present on everything from your Satellite box to your desktop computer. Google may also one day offer it as a standalone, installable application.

(5) Build around the web from start

Chrome OS will be build like a web application from the start. What does that mean? It will need to be connected for most tasks. We expect it to come with a browser and nothing else (Google did say that the user interface will remain minimal).

Then there's the fact that you can expect the OS to update itself regularly. In comparison Windows updates itself every month with a massive service pack every two years.