Google Chrome OS

Google Chrome OS - FAQ

By Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management and Linus Upson, Engineering Director

July 8, 2009

We've been getting a number of questions in reference to our 'Introducing the Google Chrome OS [ http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html ]' blog post, and so here are a number of your most frequently asked Qs – along with our As. We'll be sure to add more to this list as popular questions come in.

Is Google Chrome OS free?
Yes – Google Chrome OS is an open source project and will be available to use at no cost.

What companies is Google working with to support Google Chrome OS?
The Google Chrome OS team is currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience. Among others, these companies include Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba.

I'm a developer – how can I work with you?
Thanks for your interest. Later this year, the Google Chrome OS code will be open sourced. We're looking forward to working with the open source community and making our own small contribution to the great work being done out there. Please stay tuned.

If you are interested in a full time position as a software engineer please visit the jobs pages for the following offices and indicate that you are interested in Chrome.

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Update on 7/8/2009: We updated the list of companies we are working with.