Well it seems all of the rumors about Google Chrome OS being released into the wild were just rumors. Rumors that it seems someone is trying to make a buck on. So before you pay someone to get a phony release, stay calm, cool, and collected. Some people in the technology field seem to think that the Google Chrome OS beta just may, I repeat may, appear around October 22nd. This is the date that Microsoft is set to release Windows 7.

Here is what a recent news article stated:

The tales goes that this guy was knocking around Google’s Chromium file archives, when he found the code for the operating system. He then announced his findings and released the code on RapidShare, a pay to download Web site.

Interesting download site choice don’t you think? That’s what I thought. I then looked at the screen shots and I thought this looks real familiar. Of course, it did. I quickly recognized an early version of Google Chrome Web browser for Linux.

In fact, with a little checking I found that this particular version of the Chrome Web browser, google-chrome-unstable_4.0.222.6-r28902_i386.deb, has made several earlier appearances before masquerading as the Chrome operating system.

It’s not. You don’t have to take my word for it though.

I asked Google, and Eitan Bencuya of Google Communications confirmed that this code isn’t the operating system. “This is just the *browser* component of Chrome OS, not the operating system itself. We are currently working on building Chrome the browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS, and the source code of the browser for all four platforms is all public.”

It sure will be interesting on October 22nd to see what happens. There are other rumors that Apple is getting ready to rain on Microsoft’s parade as well. Why can’t everyone just get along and feel the love? LOL

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