Is it enough, though? Chrome OS has an edge over conventional operating systems — it’s only a web browser, after all. Low power consumption, low spec-requirements, and fast, reliable ease of use are its calling cards and it does those things extremely well… for a cost. Chrome OS doesn’t allow you to install actual applications at all; you are going to the Chrome Web Store in order to download (or purchase) web applications, which are really just shortcuts that appear on your “desktop” when you open a new tab.
Google Chrome OS was initially announced in July of 2009 and made open source as the Chromium Project that November, though the first beta test Cr-48 laptops (Chromebooks) didn’t ship until late December 2010. The Chrome Web Store has been filled to bursting with applicatio...
