Fake Google ChromeOS previewed (video)

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:06am — Seth Weintraub

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.

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.

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yeah sure...

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:32am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

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

it looks like a

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:33am — Kobe (not verified)

it looks like a kindergarten!

Click to add boobies?

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:38am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

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

Wow, what a let down. Brings

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:42am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

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

That wasn't Google's tweet.

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:44am — Gabe Rivera (not verified)

That wasn't Google's tweet.

Am I missing something here

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:47am — Sam (not verified)

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.

No Thanks !

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 4:57am — Phil (not verified)

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

So, they have Dashboard

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 5:03am — Lex (not verified)

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.

Fishy

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 5:25am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

I smell a fake...

Flash?

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:00am — 9to5Mac Noob (not verified)

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.

Whut the...?

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:38am — Woody

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.