Interesting. But there is no indication in the article as to what status this new OS is in. Alpha, Beta? A year doesn't seem long for a new OS, so I would expect it to be in at least a Beta state.
When Google put out some screenshots, specs etc, I think I will be more inclined to believe they have something concrete they are working on. So far there is nothing to say what it will do and how it will compete with Windows.
The comment about users not having to deal with Viruses, Malware and Security Updates makes me think this could be a web hosted OS. Once you have a file system on the PC, it's only a matter of time (days/weeks) before someone hacks it.
Maybe a hosted OS which will at some time either become a pay-per-use model or advert supported.
Time will tell.
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