We’ve been reporting a lot about Chrome OS the past few days. Possible features, screenshots, early builds — lots of good stuff. And tomorrow was promising to bring even more as yes, there’s an event partially dealing with Chrome OS scheduled to take place on Google’s Mountain View campus. But sadly, we’ve been banned from the event.
Truth be told, all press is now banned from the event, we were told this evening. And that sucks because just yesterday we were confirmed as attendees and had planned to report on what we saw and heard. But then PC World and The Next Web spilled the beans on the event, and Google decided to ban the press.
However, before they banned us and closed down registrations, we did manage to get the confirmation email about the event.
The event, dubbed Front End Engineering Open House will feature “presentations on Google Maps and Chrome OS, YouTube will be unveiling their new look and showcasing YouTube 3-D.”
While the presentation on Chrome OS is obviously the thing that first caught our eye, the “new look” for YouTube certainly sounds interesting. As does the showcase of YouTube 3D, something we covered a bit of this summer.
Here are the other key details:
When: Thursday, October 15th, 2009
6:00pm-9:00pm
Where: Google Headquarters
Program
6-7pm | Registration & Networking
7-8 pm | PresentationsWelcome by Adam Sah
Maps – Dan Barcay
Chrome OS – Ben Goodger
YouTube – Chris Zacharias & Igor Kofman
Panel Q&A8:05-9pm | Networking & Demos
Should be interesting, too bad we can’t go. Anyone who does, feel free to film it and send us the video. tips [at] techcrunch.com.
If the press is banned from what appears to be a press event, who’s actually going to go to this thing? Google Employees?
it’s an open house that’s apparently not really open.
Well that’s just brilliant isn’t it…
i was so close i could taste it.
It could be a technical problem, not a real ban.
i have an email that suggests otherwise.
theres nothing great about chrome os. its just chrome running on linux. nothing extra. nothing new. will get 0.01% marketshare when its released.
Half full kind of guy
More like 0.01% full kind of guy
I agree with you. Having worked on the project for the last 8 months I’m rather familiar with its plan to become a disappointment. What a waste of employees time, working hard on making something that so run of the mill.
If that’s true, what’s wrong with it? A fast booting OS with Internet access and an intuitive interface. I think desktop apps are slowly dying (SLOWLY, some just aren’t web capable yet, like Adobe’s attempt at Photoshop online) Watch out though, it could change quickly!
Maybe we should crash and see if they catch us at the door?
eheh….yeah that could be a solution, something like “I’ll be back” Terminator-style
like this?
http://www.tech...-hands-meeting/
Just go without your ‘press badges’
I’m not press anymore. I just Tweet.
I don’t think microsoft has ever banned press from a Windows event.
yes, there are plenty of msft events that press is not allowed at. believe me, i’ve tried.
I had a dog once that bit me on my hand when I was feeding it, sadly I had to put it down.
Hmm, not all of us are banned..
at least I am not press
Aw, now that kinda sucks. Hopefully someone will report on what’s going on.
Reading “But then PC World and The Next Web spilled the beans on the event, and Google decided to ban the press.” made me chuckle because it reminds me of Mike Arrington’s “f*** embargoes” posts.
Looking at it from Google’s side, it’s probably going to generate a lot more buzz. I bet you one outlet will get the scoop and therefore the traffic.
Maybe they are hiding something, keeping the press away cannot be good?
Anyway…hope they launch ChromeOS soon so MS can publicly clean their clock for all to watch.
I just hope nothing about chrome OS comes out. It has been enjoyable to watch MG make an ass out of himself trying to make uninformed guess after uninformed guess about the OS. It’s an OS that runs on an OS, check your head. Techcrunch should be called NoUnderstandingOfTechAtAllCrunch.
People use MsWindows just because they have no choice.Most of the pro. software and Games are just build for the Windows platform.
If google turns the tables Linux will rule!!!
Any more news about this yet?
Is this site going to keep us informed on what’s going on?
Doesn’t it always?
So – where are the updates? Was the event a hoax? No news site has said anything about the outcome