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October 28th, 2009

Fake Google Chrome OS looks a lot like Ubuntu

Posted by Andrew Mager @ 12:05 pm

Categories: Commentary

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Mager

Earlier today, there was a lot of buzz about the new Google Chrome OS beta. I downloaded it, and installed it… and then found out it was a hoax. The fake is actually based on OpenSuSE, which looks a lot like Ubuntu.

It’s funny to see how many people retweeted it before even checking the validity of the ISO.

Andrew MagerAndrew Mager is a web developer at Ning, Inc. in Palo Alto. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.



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Well there going to copy from someone, i mean that what OSS/FOSS does. (Read the rest)
Posted by: Stan57 Posted on: 10/28/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
What fooled me was  People | 10/28/09
Well there going to copy from someone  Stan57 | 10/28/09

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