14 DAY TRIAL // The wait for Google Chrome OS is almost over as the company is getting ready to reveal the upcoming operating system in an event tomorrow at Googleplex, the company's headquarters. It's unclear whether Google will release any actual code or a rough, working version, but there will definitely be plenty of details and an in-depth overview of the web-based OS as well as more clearly laid out plans for the launch schedule.
Rumors about an impending launch surfaced last week and Google has now more or less confirmed them, with the only unknown left being the issue of whether there will be any code available or not. Google sent out invites to several industry insiders announcing that it would reveal a lot of information on the project. The event will be lead by Sundar Pichai, Google’s VP of Product Management, and Matthew Papakipos, Google engineering director for Google Chrome OS.
Google will show the audience just how far along it is with the OS which was only revealed last summer. The dev team must be confident enough with the state of the project if it's ready to reveal it to the world and judging by Google's usual pace and the state of the initial releases of its products its safe to assume that the foundation is well laid out by now. The project, though, is likely to be very rough around the edges and, if Google decides to release it in its current form, it will definitely be aimed squarely at developers and the most dedicated of users.
We know that Google will at least show a working version of the OS as well a few demos, presumably, of its main features. A thorough overview of the architecture and the way Google envisions Chrome OS is also expected. Finally, the company will also set a clear time line for the product, which is expected to be ready for wide adoption by the second half of the next year.