Chrome Web Store Arriving In October With Chrome OS Devices?

Many folks out there are looking forward to getting hold of devices that will be powered by Google's Chrome OS, and now word is going around that Google's Chrome Web Store might be launched this October, which would probably mean that Chrome OS devices should be showing up around that period too. It was previously stated that Chrome OS netbooks would be available in late fall, but with the whispers of Chrome Web Store's October launch, at least we have a more specific period to look forward too. Apparently Google is only planning to charge developers a 5 percent processing fee for apps, which is rather different from the usual practice where the store operator gets something along the lines of 30 percent cut of the revenue of application sales.

Chrome OS to Release in this Fall

Looks like Google’s mythic operating system Chrome OS will be out this fall.

“It’s something which we are very excited by … We expect it to reach millions of users on day one,” says Google’s vice president of product management, Sundar Pichai. Hey, Sundar, anything with the Google logo on it and available for free is gonna be big – no need to be modest or anything, now.

Questions are flying around such as what devices will feature Chrome OS, or whether the OS even poses a minor threat to Windows, but I’m not sure the latter is even a question – while it’s shaping up to look like a great little OS, hardcore PC users might not immediately bite. I don’t think Microsoft has anything to worry about just yet.

Source: ZDnet