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Robert Vamosi CNET News.com

Published: 03 Sep 2008 12:21 BST

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For years, people have speculated about whether Google would ever release its own operating system. And now, it has — in a way. Chrome is an open-source attempt by the search giant to bring internet browsers in line with how we use the web today: streaming videos, chatting online, and using web-only applications.

Chrome rethinks a lot of traditional browser architecture, borrowing from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and even Opera. But it also introduces several innovative features of its own that cross over into the OS realm.

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