Yesterday Google announced Chrome OS, a version of their Chrome Web browser turned into a full-blown operating system. Based on Linux, Chrome OS behaves differently from standard operating systems. All of a user's files, such as music and documents, are stored online on Google servers that can accessed from anywhere. This is what is known as "the cloud," where files are always on and always available. This is ideal for netbooks (compact laptops), but really won't fill the place of operating systems that can install non-Web applications locally. Got that? It's a little esoteric, yes, but just know that Google is moving the ball forward is some interesting ways.

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