Facing unanswered questions about Chrome’s future as a tablet operating system, Google should focus on its runaway hit, Android
…Google dominated technology talk last week with its annual Google I/O developer conference. Whether it was taking jabs at Apple, launching new Web video technology, or offering a competitor to Amazon.com’s cloud computing S3 service, Google didn’t disappoint its fans. Hoopla aside, the conference’s focus was on Google’s Android operating system and the mobile ecosystem it has spawned.Counting Google TV, the company devoted nearly a quarter of its stage and talk time to Android.Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt, Vice-President of Engineering Vic Gundotra, and Android brain Andy Rubin all waxed eloquent about the software.Google’s planned Chrome operating system, meanwhile, appears to have turned into little more than an afterthought. Yes, Google held a press conference at which co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin talked up the Chrome Web Store, but that was pretty much it. This is because while Chrome still awaits its day in the sun Android has taken on a life of its own. By the time the Chrome OS…
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Google: Chrome OS Should Bow to Android’s Success