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Is Google Chrome looking more and more like Windows?


Will Google’s Chrome OS end up looking like the “traditional” Microsoft Windows —the computer operating system it was initially intended to challenge?
 
A tech site raised the possibility after Google released the latest developer version of Chrome OS – the first major redesign of the OS interface since it was launched in 2010.
 
“In this new version, Chrome OS almost looks like a traditional OS, with a full-blown desktop and window manager instead of just a browser and tabs. Aura, as this hardware-accelerated window manager is known, is Chrome’s next generation user interface framework and it is making its public debut in this new developer version of Chrome OS,” TechCrunch reported.
 
TechCrunch said the latest update was a far cry from Chrome OS’ first version, which featured only a single browser window with apps running in tabs.
 
But the latest developer version has a Launchpad-like app launcher and even a Windows-like taskbar, which Google calls a “shelf.”
 
“In short, Chrome OS now looks and behaves a lot more like the desktop operating systems it set out to challenge,” TechCrunch said.
 
With the changes, TechCrunch said the new version of Chrome OS appeared to sacrifice some simplicity in favor of greater functionality.
 
“That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, and may just help Chrome OS gain more mainstream acceptance as new users will surely find it to be a more familiar experience,” it said.
 
Other new features in the latest version include support for files compressed in the tar, gz and bzip2 formats, as well as better support for multi-monitor setups, TechCrunch said. — TJD, GMA News
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