For anyone that has ever used Google's browser, the Chromium OS interface should look pretty familiar. There really is nothing called an application but with the introduction of Extensions for Chrome, the experience of using an OS built completely on a very quick browser has been pretty good. I loaded things like Firebug, a tab organizer, a Google Wave notifier and a Gmail extension.
Any Microsoft Windows user who is used to the Start button will like that Google has gone ahead and followed a similar philosophy with Chromium OS giving users the ability to see applications in a neatly nested rows. The only problem I really see with this is that the applications listed are nothing but bookmarks and could probably have been organized a bit differently. Perhaps giving users a drop down instead of a whole page might save screen and page real-estate. Then again what I am mentioning is probably from my bias with using Windows and Linux for a long time.
Lastly, the one thing that Chromium truly excels at is the speed of loading and it took me a total of 4.5 seconds to get into the OS and start using it.
I don't see too many people adopting this as the OS for research, mail browsing and the general chatting using GTalk. But, the way most people think these days and the speed with which applications and services like SAAS are growing, Google needs to step up to the plate and offer users an experience that is completely different from installing Chrome OS on their Windows or Linux machines instead of just rehashing the Chrome browser and calling it an Operating System. Its a good move by Google but it certainly requires a lot more work before I would treat is as a good Operating System.
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