I have never really thought of Chrome OS as an actual competitor to Microsoft Windows or Mac OS until this current update. For those who don't keep up I have been using chrome OS from the very start and currently have a Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. Although there are many negative things about the chromebook (mainly dealing with processing speed) my overall experience has been very positive.With the new release of the beta version for Chrome OS I noticed perhaps the most major change to the OS since it was released. Instead of having everything inside of a browser window the new version instead looks a little more like a traditional OS by adding a start bar, and an actual non-browser desktop.
Others can give you the technology overview of this new chrome OS, but the thing that really gets this reviewer is the fact that it works a little more like a traditional OS. While there doesn't seem to be any real purpose for the desktop now as everything is still run in a browser window perhaps in the future this new style will make the OS more competitive.
