"Each time you open the lid, before you can move your fingers and touch the keyboard, you're connected to the Web," Pichai said.

Google's Chrome OS announcements came on the second day of its annual developer conference. The first day focused on , Google's OS for phones and tablets. Some have doubted the viability of Chrome OS given the giant market presence of Android. Whether Google can build two successful operating systems is something we are about to find out. (See also: )

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