What Android could stand to learn from Chrome OS

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A recent report from The Wall Street Journal claimed that Chrome OS and Android are merging. The Journal said that Chrome OS would be "folded into" Android—a move that would have big implications for both OSes.

There have been a lot of follow-up reports from all over the Internet, so before we get all speculative, let's round up what's out there. The Wall Street Journal had the initial report, saying that Chrome OS would be "folded into" Android. The project has been underway for "roughly two years," with release planned for "2017" and an "early version" that would be shown off "early next year."

The report called the combined OS "the new version of Android" and said that Chromebooks would get a new, yet-to-be-determined name. The WSJ noted that "Chrome OS will remain as an open source operating system" and engineers would "continue maintaining it," but that Google's "focus" would be on "extending Android to run on laptops."

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