Google will fold Chrome OS into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google is expected to tease the combined OS next year before a 2017 launch, the paper said.
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Friday, October 30, 2015
Report: Google's Android, Chrome OS to Merge
BY STEPHANIE MLOT OCTOBER 30, 2015
Google will fold Chrome OS into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google is expected to tease the combined OS next year before a 2017 launch, the paper said.
Google has separate desktop and mobile operating systems: Chrome OS for Chromebooks comes with its own branded Web browser and PC-based software, while Android powers smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, TVs, and in-car infotainment.
Initially unsure which system would succeed, Google nurtured both, the Journal said. But Android has prevailed. Now, instead of fussing over two operating systems, the company will allegedly merge them into one powerhouse program. The move could allow PC users to access the Google Play store, and would lessen app developers' workload.
The Journal said Chromebooks will be renamed, while its Web browser will still be known as Chrome.
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Google will fold Chrome OS into the Android mobile OS, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google is expected to tease the combined OS next year before a 2017 launch, the paper said.
Read More here --> pcmag.com
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