Fake Google ChromeOS previewed (video)

Seth Weintraub
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September 24, 2009
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Update: OK, this is another fake. Google Spell check didn't catch the "Tree easy steps" part. Neither did we. And that tweet was from the Unofficial Chrome developers account.

Google's ChomeOS was announced a few months ago as a mainstream operating system for Netbooks (and tablets?!).  Today, via unofficial Tweet, Google is showing off the first video of the operating system. 

Update: OK, this is another fake. Google Spell check didn't catch the "Tree easy steps" part. Neither did we. And that tweet was from the Unofficial Chrome developers account.

Google's ChomeOS was announced a few months ago as a mainstream operating system for Netbooks (and tablets?!).  Today, via unofficial Tweet, Google is showing off the first video of the operating system. 

The OS is mostly just a log on to Google services (and it looks like it has a touch screen/tablet component to it).  We also see Skype, video camera and a music applications there in that super-exposé mode as well.

Steve Jobs cited growing competition between Google and Apple as reasons why Eric Schmidt had to be removed from the Apple board of directors.  This would be that competition.

Comments (15)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:32am

it says "Sign up in TREE simple steps". Come on....

Kobe (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:33am

it looks like a kindergarten!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:38am

Oh.. *bloobies*. That makes *so* much more sense... :p

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:42am

Wow, what a let down. Brings nothing new to the table and looks like crap.

Gabe Rivera (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:44am

That wasn't Google's tweet.

Sam (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:47am

Am I missing something here or did I just see a messier more random version of your average mobile phone with a circular mouse "pointer". Looks like a total heap of crap to me. Didn't get what was going on at all.

Phil (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 4:57am

Cant see the point of this at all !!! No thanks, not interested, wont use it.

Lex (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 5:03am

So, they have Dashboard &Widgets in their OS. Plus, a built-in dictionary application which, at least, seems to have the same icon with OS X's.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 5:25am

I smell a fake...

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 6:00am

Would have taken a while, but surely this could have easily been made on flash? I think its fake anyway, Google wouldn't make something like this.

Woody | September 24, 2009 - 6:38am

Wow, that was a piece of junk. I do kinda like the round mouse pointer in a weird way, but that's about it. Seriously clunky and confusing interface. Maybe good for a set-top-box device like WebTV was, but that's about it. Wouldn't want it on a desktop.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 6:47am

It also misspells "Sign out" as "Sing out" in the bottom left corner. Wow. You were really taken in by this one dude.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 7:25am

OMG, it has CHESS!

4insure | September 24, 2009 - 8:10am

lol Tree easy steps...haha.. what losers would make a fake Google Chrome video preview?

http://www.4insure.net

Ann (not verified) | September 24, 2009 - 1:50pm

Nice site, this will fit in my favo