It’s a breezy day inside the new British High Commission compound. Thick kalugal walls keep the world at bay but allow a clear view of the towering trees that line Bauddhaloka Mawatha just outside. Water ripples in ponds and palm fronds sway in stone paved courtyards – all combining to make you forget that you are, in fact, inside an office.
Web giant Google is taking its clearest aim yet at Microsoft with its plan to produce its own operating system titled “Google Chrome OS.” The Chrome operating system is due sometime mid next year and will initially be used in netbooks.