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Are these the first images of Google Chrome OS?
Looking for something a bit more tangible? We just might have it for you.
An anonymous tipster sent the following images to us this morning, claiming they are actual images of Chrome OS. We can't say much for certain at this point, so pass judgment yourselves in the comments.
Do these images really show the early stages of Google's enigmatic OS, or are they just the work of a clever and industrious techy?
Check the gallery after the break, then share your thoughts!
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bill cant fart said 10:36AM on 7-30-2009
Hmm... I'm not sure how I feel about this. It looks very, very early.
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216 said 10:40AM on 7-30-2009
Mr. Blurry Cam strikes again!! Muhuhahaha
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Tony said 10:43AM on 7-30-2009
At this point it looks more like "Fisher Price OS" than XP did with its huge red x's and ridiculous blue windows. That's impressive.
We'll see. Competition is good.
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Vitor said 10:43AM on 7-30-2009
My verdict:
just the work of a clever and industrious techy.. nice job!
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Sonic said 12:35PM on 7-30-2009
Exactly. Why would there be a Linux penguin and the Wine logo on the desktop? My bet is that its just a modded Linux distro.
rush0 said 11:05AM on 7-30-2009
No..
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Randy Hammons said 11:10AM on 7-30-2009
Seriously, a yin-yang in the UI? What the hell does that mean? And those scroll bars are completely bewildering and useless. Total fake.
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Ashish said 11:18AM on 7-30-2009
Microsoft pleasing...
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Skinnx86 said 11:47AM on 8-01-2009
to all those people who say this it look cheep and crud, bear in mind its still in alpha.
I photo 19 it show the colaborations and it incluses the Free Software Foundation, Adobe, and WINE (a program that allows you to use windows programs on a linux machie
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LazyLemming said 12:05PM on 7-30-2009
I gotta agree, looks like a heavily skinned Linux, rather than a professionally polished new OS.
If it is real, the fact it's running Wine is hilarious...
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MarkyB86 said 11:48AM on 7-30-2009
Looks booty
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RUGRLN said 11:53AM on 7-30-2009
Looks nice...but the font is ugly....uhhh!
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Prof. Michael Stoll said 12:26PM on 7-30-2009
could be true, 'cause it looks as bad designed as other google products.
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John D said 12:12PM on 7-30-2009
I find it hard to believe that Google, a beacon of clean, minimalist design, would have such an absolutely hideous UI - particularly that font - horrible! I call BS on this one.
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Ji said 12:33PM on 7-30-2009
Lol, come on, that is not even close to real, not even close to fake, haha, and if I'm wrong, good fight Google.
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TJ said 12:57PM on 7-30-2009
Why would Google Chrome have a Google search bar?
Doesn't make sense to me, I smell a raaat
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e-sin said 2:01PM on 7-30-2009
I have a hard time believing that Google's UI team went anywhere near this. This can't be real.
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Jash Sayani said 1:45PM on 7-30-2009
There is a skin on Chrome browser which makes it unusable. Why would Google do this?? The only shot makes it very clear that this is some techy with a lot of free time at disposal....
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Cameron said 2:44PM on 7-30-2009
Google doesn't make things that look like butthole.
That's looks like butthole.
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Jagger said 3:10PM on 7-30-2009
Everyone here is saying how it just looks like a modded Linux distro. I don't even think I could say that.
I bet it's a few static fullscreen images made in Photoshop.
I call BS too!
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