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Google was pretty clear about their timetable for Chrome OS when they first opened up the Chromium source code last year. It would be just 12 months, they said, until it was ready to be released.

Fast forward to today -- Google I/O recently wrapped up, and Chrome OS was given a little time to shine. We got a quick look at the upcoming Web Store and a few native apps (like Lego Star Wars and Plants vs. Zombies). Chrome OS certainly looked pretty complete, and that's not too unexpected.

After all, Chrome OS is little more than a minimal Linux layer with the Chrome browser on top. Chrome has been publicly available since September 2008. While their OS ambitions haven't been public for that long, it's likely work has been going on behind the scenes before any announcements.

Recently we heard rumblings that Acer would be demoing Chrome OS devices at Computex -- and as I predicted, that turned out not to be the case. Though in hindsight, Acer could easily have shown off a Chrome OS device that was as stable and usable as the buggy EP101TC Asus decided to demo...

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