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Google has said it is 'combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform'. Why is it happening, and will the merger mean the end of ChromeOS as a brand?

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Google is building Chrome OS atop Android, but there are a few things it has to get right as part of this ambitious project.

Chrome OS, after all, is an operating system built around Google’s Chrome browser. Most of the apps you use are cloud-based services — things like Gmail and Google Docs.

Not much. Chrome OS will store a small amount of data locally, such as your system preferences. Even that data will be encrypted, though — and synched with an online storage center, too.

Chrome OS is actually a web browser built on top of a custom Linux-based operating system. The user is kept in a sandbox, not allowed to install applications directly or change system settings.

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