Google Chrome Operating System Good For Small Business?

Until I read this article I wasn't even aware that Google Chrome was an operating system. I havecertainly heard of, and actually used, the Google Chrome web browser while it is in Beta stage, but they ahve expanded their brand to an OS.

Upon arriving in the second half of 2010, Chrome OS will initially be targeted at netbooks, and is expected to introduce several innovations. Case in point: Unlike previous operating systems, whose origins all predate the web, Chrome, which is completely free to all and runs on top of a Linux kernel, is putting online functionality first. Google’s argument is essentially that the web isn’t simply part of how we interface with computers today, but rather the nexus of the entire experience. As such, users will be able to quickly boot their desktop or notebook systems, go online and seamlessly integrate with an array of cloud computing applications.

So...the debates and the anti-microsoft crowds have a little bit more ammo now it appears. Another free OS that they can compare to not only Windows, but maybe even Linnux, which hardly any of us have the knowledge to use without having to find cross country moving companies to get someone to teach you :).

These applications, accessible via any web browser and capable of providing access to similar functions as traditional word processing, spreadsheet and database packages, have several advantages over typical software suites. For one, they’re accessible nearly anywhere. So long as you have a web browser handy, you can call up all your data on demand, making it possible to bring the office everywhere you go.

Google is one step closer to owning the world it appears. We thought Microsoft had our number, but Google has come from search engine to corporate superpower. The debate may go from who has th best PC packages to who has the most control over our computing experience. While I like many things Google does, the more aspects of my PC world they begin to dominate the more concerned I get about it.