Google releases Chrome OS FAQ

Right after its announcement of the Chrome OS, Google released an FAQ which explains a few more details about what the Chrome OS is and isn’t and who Google is currently working with.

The list of companies is actually quite interesting, as Google’s current partners are Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba. Although this might not be a complete list as Google has put it down as “among others”. It’s a shame that Nvidia isn’t on that list, as we really expected the Tegra platform to be a prime candidate for the Chrome OS.

A few other companies that are missing from that list include Dell, Sony, Intel, AMD and VIA, although Sony has always been fond of proprietary solutions so we wouldn’t expect them to join in on the fun. AMD and VIA could really do with teaming up with Google on the Chrome OS as both companies are struggling for various reasons in the “thin and light” notebook market as the two companies seem to prefer to call netbooks. Intel has Moblin so it’s unlikely that they’d be interested to be part of the Chrome OS team.

The good news is that Chrome OS will be free of charge. Google also seem to be looking for developers for Chrome OS, so if you’re something of a wizard when it comes to programming operating systems, Google would want to hear from you. If you’re more of a hobbyist programmer, then you’ll have to wait for the open source version that will come later next year.