Sony preparing Chrome Operating System laptop

Chrome OS is a browser-centric platform in other words dominated by Google's Web browser. The Linux-based operating system's tight security and stateless computing model offer some compelling advantages, however we found the mediocre user experience disappointing when we put it to the test.

Some fundamental capabilities were missing, just as the ability to move tabs between windows. Such issues made Chrome OS a poor system for intensive browsing. Google is fortunately working to rectify those issues with an overhaul of the operating system's user interface.

Google is dropping the fullscreen window model in favor of a more conventional windowing system. The new Chrome OS window manager, which is called Aura, supports overlapping windows. The introduction of Aura will help make the platform feel less constricting and alien to users accustomed to more conventional operating systems.