The future of operating systems: Part 2

Back in August I was writing my thoughts regarding the future of operating systems. One of the things that I was thinking back then was that Google was going to offer Android as an operating system for devices other than mobile phones. Some months later and we started seeing announcements about this plan like “Asus developing Android netbook“. Moreover Eric Schmidt hinted that Google netbooks might be coming soon. There is a possibility that we will be seeing different versions of Android for PCs and mobile devices. I am also looking forward to see Android market having applications for PCs running Android as well, since that could mean that the free and open source operating system could be a great monetization source for the company. It would be a great and unique way to connect a commercial marketplace with a free product.