Google Chrome OS is for Netbooks, Android for Smartphones & Tablets

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Sep 10, 2010

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“We all know that Google is in the operating system
business these days. What hasn’t been clear is exactly what Google
has planned for its Chrome operating system. We all know that
Android is Google’s Android Linux smartphone and tablet answer. But
where does Chrome, a Linux and Web browser-based operating system
fit in?

“It hasn’t been an easy question to answer. After all, you can
use Android as a desktop operating system and you can use Chrome as
a tablet operating system. So, what’s what here? Now, we’re
beginning to get come clear answers.”


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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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