Laptop Thoughts: Free Splashtop OS Now Available For Most PCs

"Look out, Chrome OS. Previously restricted to a handful of notebooks and netbooks, the instant-on companion OS called Splashtop is now open for all Windows-based PCs for free. On top of that, this web browser-based system now has access to the Chrome Web Store, making it firmly competitive with Chrome OS while remaining a companion to Windows."

Version 1.0 is now available, and should run on most PCs as a quick-boot ("companion OS") alternative to Windows. If you need something quickly from a portion of the cloud, SplashTop claims to be up and running in about five seconds. Installed next to Windows, it is a simple boot selection, and installation is said to be simple. This sounds interesting, especially since it's free.