Our top 10 favorite headlines about Google Chrome OS |
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What's the big tech story of the day? Obviously, that would be Google's announcement of the Chrome OS, a direct shot across Microsoft's bow. There's certainly been a lot of chatter about the announcement -- unveiled last night in a Google blog post titled "Introducing the Google Chrome OS."
We've been tracking the story, but so has nearly every other major technology news source. Here's a look at some of our favorite headlines and stories that we've discovered so far. Also, check out the above screen grab from tech news aggregator Techmeme, which shows there's an awful lot of speculation, interest and intrigue in this story.
It's no surprise. The tech industry has always loved a good, old-fashioned fight.
Mary-Jo Foley of All About Microsoft: "Will Google's Chrome OS look rusty by late 2010?"
MG Siegler of TechCrunch: "Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb on Microsoft. And it's Made of Chrome."
Dennis Howlett of Irregular Enterprise: "Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?"
Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb: "10 Things We're Dying to Know about Chrome OS."
John Oates of The Register: "Google polishes Chrome into netbook OS: The sound of Ballmer hurling a thousand chairs."
Peter Kafka of Media Memo: "Bam! Google goes right for Microsoft's gut"
John Timmer of Ars Technica: "Google Chrome OS: What it means, why it matters."
Brian Proffitt of Linux.com: "The Newest Linux: Chrome OS."
Alex Pham of L.A Times Tech Blog: "Google to launch operating system aimed at shattering Microsoft's Windows."
Anthony Ha of VentureBeat: "After Chrome OS, how long can the Google-Apple friendship last?"
Todd Bishop is co-founder and managing editor of TechFlash. He has covered Microsoft and the technology industry for more than five years, most recently as a daily newspaper reporter and blogger based in Seattle.
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