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Google's Chrome and Android operating systems will converge sooner rather than later
by Sebastian Anthony Nov 21st 2009 at 10:00AM
Google's co-founder, Sergey Brin, spoke to some reporters yesterday, after the Chrome OS presentation. Citing the common WebKit and Linux code found in both operating systems, he said "Android and Chrome are likely to converge over time."
"We're reaching a perfect storm of converging trends where computers are behaving more like mobile devices, and phones are behaving more like small computers," Google said in a statement responding to questions on if and when the two operating systems would converge.
Sergey's frankness on the matter is a little odd and must be part of a very recent internal about-face, considering Google CEO Eric Schmidt said only a few days ago that there was space for both operating systems and no need for conflict between them.
It would make sense though. Mobile devices are becoming more PC-like. PCs are certainly becoming more mobile (excluding the brick-like gaming laptops of course). With mobile data packages from AT&T, Verizon and other international providers regularly dropping in price, Chrome OS and its fast, easy access to everything in the cloud would make for one, sad, lonely Android.
[via CNET]
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Nick said 11:16AM on 11-21-2009
I never really understood Chrome OS. Android is much more capable, and that fact that it's a Java VM on a Linux kernel makes it cross-platform without the need of compiling.
How will converging work? Adding Chrome capabilities to Android? More cloud-based services on Android?
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