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First stages of Chrome OS integration appear in Google Chrome
It's not much, but evidence of Google's enigmatic Chrome OS has appeared in the source for Chromium's (the open source project behind Google Chrome) nightly builds.
Common sense dictates that Google's browser would be tightly integrated into the new operating system, but now we have some actual code which provides confirmation. As you can see in the screenshot, the Chromium switches file now contains a reference to Chrome OS's login manager. The single-sign-on cookie provides simplified access to the various Google services like GMail, Calendar, Reader, and Docs.
One other interesting addition to the file is SyncServiceURL, which allows users to override the default save location for Chrome's synced bookmarks. This could open the door for syncing to a private server -- or at least to a folder you specify in your Google Docs storage.
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Subscribe to comments555monkeyAug 31st 2009 1:54PM
thats crazy
555monkeyAug 31st 2009 1:55PM
thats crazy how they can pump out code so quick, microsoft and apple gonna have to fight!
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RTMSAug 31st 2009 3:19PM
Is it just me or hasn't Microsoft been getting sued for doing the exact same thing with it's OS, browser?Shouldn't Google be forced to offer different browser options?
StijnAug 31st 2009 4:54PM
I find it ridiculous what M$ is being forced to do by the EU. It's not like phones running Symbian are required to have different web browsers upon first use, or any other software for that matter.
Money MikeAug 31st 2009 8:13PM
Google Chrome OS doesn't quite have that monopoly that Windows does, so they might be ok for a while.
I agree that it isn't really fair that Microsoft is being forced to alter its product, but you need to understand the reasoning behind it.
SneakerXZAug 31st 2009 9:07PM
Chrome OS will be open source and released under GPL. You can take it and integrate Firefox or any another browser into it. You can't do same with Windows. That's the main problem.