PC maker Acer has been saying for months that it will launch laptops loaded with Google’s Chrome OS in the second half of the year. Now, rumors say Acer Chrome OS gadgets will debut next month, much sooner than most industry watchers would have bet.
Acer is likely to introduce its Chrome OS products at the Computex trade show in Taiwan held June 1 to June 5, multiple sources told VentureBeat.
If true, the move will mark a significant step for Google in the PC industry. Google introduced Chrome OS in November as a lightweight, browser-based operating system that would boot up in seven seconds or less. Google said the first Chrome OS netbooks would be available late 2010.
Soon after, Acer’s president of IT products division Jim Wong said his company is “aggressively pursuing” to become one of the first PC makers to offer Chrome devices. Acer said it expects to launch its products in the second half of the year, and it expects to ship one million Chrome devices in 2010.
Acer hasn’t mentioned pricing for its Chrome OS netbooks. But recently Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he expects Chrome OS netbooks to cost between $300 and $400, coming in line with devices running Microsoft?s Windows operating system.
Acer might be the first to release Chrome laptops, but it probably won’t be long before companies such as Asus and Lenovo follow.
See Also:
- Acer Plans a Million Chrome OS Netbooks, New E-Reader
- Mock-ups Show a Google Chrome OS Tablet
- Chrome OS Netbooks For Under $400, Says Google
- Google Chrome OS: Ditch Your Hard Drives, the Future Is the Web …
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