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The End Of Windows, Begining For Android OS

Today marks the end of a long era. An era of Windows based personal computers. Gasp! Yeah, Windows is reportedly being considered for a swap-out on Hewlett-Packard computers. While I think Windows will still remain a solid competitor in the operating system war, it’s only a matter of time before others creep in to steal its thunder. As for Android, this would be a huge leap operating system — built by the one-and-only, Google.

This news came in from InformationWeek where HP acknowledged they are studying and currently working with Android on their netbooks. An HP spokeswoman said, “HP is acknowledging that we are studying the Android operating system. We want to assess the capability that Android may have for the computer and communications industry. As to how and when HP might produce any products using the Android OS, we don’t comment on any speculation like that.”

The digital gurus over at VentureBeat have Android OS running on a laptop, so we know it’s possible. They were able to compile Android and put it on an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook. Since netbooks have become ridiculously popular and have seen a significant boost in sales over regular PCs and laptops, Google is poised for massive market gains if HP makes the jump aboard the Google train.

[via InformationWeek]