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Google Chrome OS has been greatly improved, but for most users it’s still not good enough. Here’s what’s new and improved and where it still falls short.
Since the introduction of Chrome OS two summers ago, the search engine has been fond of posting mock drawings, UI designs and videos in its Chromium open source code Website showing Chrome OS running in a tablet. But it is still yet to appear.
One of the most ballyhooed aspects of Google’s Chrome OS is its security model, which Google officials have touted as airtight ever since the operating system was announced. Chrome OS works with data and applications in the cloud, and is indeed free of many of the susceptibilities to malware that come with local data and application usage. However, security researchers have been claiming to have found holes in Chrome OS’ security model.
Without a doubt, most users of the OS are far safer with it than Windows users are, but anyone who uses the web or email systems confronts at least some vulnerabilities to malware and script kiddies. In relative terms, Chrome OS remains a very secure operating system. However there are still a lot of things that Google could do to improve the OS.