Cloud was a browser-based operating system created by Good OS LLC, a

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-based corporation. The company initially launched a Linux distribution called

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which is heavily based on

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, now in its third incarnation.

Overview

The Cloud was a simplified

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that ran just a

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, providing access to a variety of web-based applications that allowed the user to perform many simple tasks without booting a full-scale operating system. Because of its simplicity, Cloud could boot in just a few seconds. The operating system is designed for Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices, and PCs that are mainly used to browse the Internet. From Cloud the user can quickly boot into the main OS, because Cloud continues booting the main OS in the background. Combining a browser with a basic operating system allows the use of

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, in which applications and data "live and run" on the Internet instead of the hard drive. Cloud can be installed and used together with other operating systems, or act as a standalone operating system. When used as a standalone operating system, hardware requirements are relatively low. In 2009, Cloud was only officially available built into the

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. Early reviews compared the operating system's user interface to

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and noted the similarity of its browser to

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, although it is actually based on a modified

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browser

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Netbooks running new 'Cloud OS' rumored for CES

Good OS introduce quick boot Cloud OS for netbooks
Cloud applications Distributed data storage {{operating-system-stub

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