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JavaJones:
I guarantee it'll have password memory, and *that* needs protecting...

If anyone wants to try it in its present state, Slashdot has a story with links for resources:
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/21/0022253/Try-Out-Chrome-OS-In-a-Virtual-Machine

- Oshyan

cmpm:
How does it compare to ajax (which has not seen updates since 2008) or other online os'?

http://www.ajaxwindows.com/apps/windows/content/index.html

Interesting article here-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_OS

Note the - See also

    * Azure
    * Gazelle

zridling:
Good source, cmpm, thanks. Here's some background by Stephen O'grady on similar ideas/attempts to bring a "network computer" to market in the past 13 years. He also gives his analysis of Chrome:

http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/08/chrome-os-qa/

argv:
It seems a Google Chrome OS Virtual Machine is already available for download on mininova

nite_monkey:
lifehacker has an article on the vm that is available
Alternately, you can download a VMware build directly from web site gdgt as well, "no strings attached" (as long as you don't consider creating an account at gdgt and giving them your email address "strings").
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I downloaded it, and for the most part, it isn't to bad. I didn't try it out for very long though.

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