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Google Chrome OS screenshots leaked

PaulSpoerry | July 9, 2009

Supposedly, a Google representative demonstrated a private beta build of the OS to an anonymous Acer parts supplier yesterday. The pictures were grabbed while the Google rep wasn’t  looking. Here’s the highlights:

  • The “elegant” install on the Acer Extensa 4620Z laptop took about 10 minutes and 1 restart
  • Reboots desktop-to-desktop in about 25 seconds
  • It was “amazingly fast” in its stripped-down beta form
  • The blue orb on the auto-hiding “Chrome Bar” along the bottom of the UI is essentially the start menu
  • Navigating the file system can be done in “exploration” (like Windows explorer) or “browser” (search based) modes
  • The Chrome Bar can also host a search bar if configured
  • Future Chrome OS netbooks will feature an iconified Chrome key on the keyboard similar to the Windows flag key

Source: http://chromeosleak.wordpress.com/

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