There seems to be a sharp spike in traffic about Google Chrome and the New Google OS that is going to be ready next year.

Read/WriteWeb has the best post I’ve seen, so far, this morning on what the new Google OS might mean to us.

This morning the blogosphere is abuzz with the late-breaking news about Google’s new Chrome OS, a combination of the Chrome browser and windowing system running on top of a Linux kernel.

However, I want to point out my Google Trend is Sloping Downward post, where and why Google is doing this.   I’m going to take a stab and say that Google wants to provide the OS for new laptops and desktops – to replace Microsoft.

People already have a lot questions about the Chrome OS and the answers may ultimately determine how well it succeeds as a true competitor to both Microsoft and Apple, as is being widely speculated.

Apple?   Is anyone really going to replace Apple?   I don’t see that happening .