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ChromeOS

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ChromeOS is a proprietary operating system designed and developed by Google. It is derived from the open source ChromiumOS operating system, and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface.

Facts
Year
2011 1
Significance
Used primarily to run web applications 1
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ChromeOS
  • Lead section, paragraph 2, sentence 3
    The operating system first shipped with Chromebooks in 2011.
  • Lead section, paragraph 2, sentence 2
    ChromeOS was used primarily to run web applications.
  • entity record, description (license)
    ChromeOS is a proprietary operating system designed and developed by Google.
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