Google CEO says Chrome OS May Make Money (GOOG,MSFT,AAPL)

Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) recently announced Chrome operating system will be released under an open-source license in 2010, but CEO Eric Schmidt says that there "may be other ways to make money from it," according to an eWeek report. Schmidt said that the company hasn't exactly figured out how the company will make money from the browser, but indicated that a few options include ad-supported services or subscription-based micropayments. While not talking specifically about Chrome, he added that "people" are experimenting with serving ads directly within applications. Chrome will be a lightweight, quick and free alternative to Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 7 and Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Mac OS.
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