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Chrome OS Flex is finally ready for a wider rollout
After debuting Chrome OS Flex for select "large customers" and internal employees earlier this year, Google is now making it widely available.
In February this year, Google introduced Chrome OS Flex -- a modified version of Chrome OS that you can install on most PCs and Macs. At the time, the company offered an early version of the new software experience to select "large customers" and internal employees. Now, Chrome OS Flex is finally available for a broader audience.
Google reveals Chrome OS Flex for PCs and Macs, based on CloudReady OS
Google has revealed Chrome OS Flex, a new version of Chrome OS based on CloudReady OS that can be installed on traditional PCs.
Even though Chrome OS is only intended to be used on Chromebooks, there have been many projects over the years that aimed to bring the operating system to traditional PCs. One example is CloudReady OS, a fork of Chromium OS by Neverware primarily aimed at schools and businesses that wanted an updated software experience for their existing PCs. Neverware was acquired by Google in late 2020, and now Google is turning CloudReady OS into "Chrome OS Flex."