传说 Google Chrome OS 将在下周提供下载

Google于今年7月对外公布的Chrome OS操作系统，据说将在一周内放出下载。不过这只是TechCrunch老大阿灵顿的“消息来源”，靠谱性大家自行判断，虽然他本人说这个来源“非常可靠”。

我突然想到，如果Chrome OS真的就要到来了，那么刚刚降价并且容量倍增的Google存储会不会摇身一变成为GDrive呢？纯粹存Email和照片话，谁用的了若干T的存储空间呢？另外结合今天早上云Mount的消息，如果真的是这样的话，那么本地硬盘真的很多余了。以后只需要用优盘或者SD卡启动Chrome OS，剩下的工作，我们都在云上完成——当然前提是网速足够快。

硬件兼容性方面，TechCrunch的帖子提到曾听说Google投入了大量工程师为Chrome OS编写硬件驱动，但同时也有完全相反的消息说Google打算让硬件厂家自己来完成这个工作。不管怎样，貌似Google为硬件兼容性做了不小的投入，能达到Unbuntu 9.10的水平我想大家就会非常知足了。

好了，Chrome OS的拥趸们，赶紧准备一台电脑洗干净硬盘静候Chrome OS.iso的到来吧。

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消息来源：http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/1 ... unch-within-a-week/

Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.

What can we expect? Driver support will likely be a weak point. We’ve heard at various times that Google has a legion of engineers working on the not so glamorous task of building hardware drivers. And we’ve also heard conflicting rumors that Google is mostly relying on hardware manufacturers to create those drivers. Whatever the truth, and it’s likely in between, having a robust set of functioning drivers is extremely important to Chrome OS’s success. People will want to download this to whatever computer they use and have it just work.

We expect Google will be careful with messaging around the launch, and endorse a small set of devices for installation. EEE PC netbooks, for example, may be one set of devices that Google will say are ready to use Chrome OS. There will likely be others as well, but don’t expect to be able to install it on whatever laptop or desktop machine you have from day one. Google has previously said they are working with Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba on the project.

We’ve seen convincing and not so convincing screenshots of Chrome OS over the last several months. The good news is the speculation is about to end, and you can try it out yourself. If you have one of the supported devices, that is.