Filed under: OS Updates, Google, Browsers
First stages of Chrome OS integration appear in Google Chrome
It's not much, but evidence of Google's enigmatic Chrome OS has appeared in the source for Chromium's (the open source project behind Google Chrome) nightly builds.
Common sense dictates that Google's browser would be tightly integrated into the new operating system, but now we have some actual code which provides confirmation. As you can see in the screenshot, the Chromium switches file now contains a reference to Chrome OS's login manager. The single-sign-on cookie provides simplified access to the various Google services like GMail, Calendar, Reader, and Docs.
One other interesting addition to the file is SyncServiceURL, which allows users to override the default save location for Chrome's synced bookmarks. This could open the door for syncing to a private server -- or at least to a folder you specify in your Google Docs storage.
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555monkey said 1:54PM on 8-31-2009
thats crazy
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555monkey said 1:55PM on 8-31-2009
thats crazy how they can pump out code so quick, microsoft and apple gonna have to fight!
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RTMS said 3:19PM on 8-31-2009
Is it just me or hasn't Microsoft been getting sued for doing the exact same thing with it's OS, browser?Shouldn't Google be forced to offer different browser options?
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Stijn said 4:54PM on 8-31-2009
I find it ridiculous what M$ is being forced to do by the EU. It's not like phones running Symbian are required to have different web browsers upon first use, or any other software for that matter.
Money Mike said 8:13PM on 8-31-2009
Google Chrome OS doesn't quite have that monopoly that Windows does, so they might be ok for a while.
I agree that it isn't really fair that Microsoft is being forced to alter its product, but you need to understand the reasoning behind it.
SneakerXZ said 9:07PM on 8-31-2009
Chrome OS will be open source and released under GPL. You can take it and integrate Firefox or any another browser into it. You can't do same with Windows. That's the main problem.