Google just announced that they will be working on a new operating system called Google Chrome OS. Much like Google Chrome, it’s goal is to “go back to basics.” Key features include speed, simplicity and security, and will first be aimed towards netbooks. They say current operating systems were built in the olden days, before the web was in full force. Google Chrome OS will be built specifically for the web and will only take a few seconds to boot. Expected release will be during the second half of 2010.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.

Chrome OS will run on both x86 and ARM architectures and will be available for all systems (Windows, Mac, Linux). Best of all it will be open source. Google will be calling for help from many developers on this one. Maybe you will be a part of history!

View Google’s official blog release: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html