[Sketched and screenshotted examples of what the Chrome OS (the open source project is called Chromium) is going to look like][link]. The goal is a noble one: An OS that boots super fast (under 10 seconds), gives you instant access to a modern web browser (WebKit) and gets the hell out of your way.
I am on board with that.
[link]: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/user-experience “User Experience (The Chromium Projects)”