[kardianos]

I Disagree. I run Linux desktop on all my computers.

I think you don't understand how much Google works to have security from design. Windows, Linux, OS X can all be fine "traditional" desktop systems (though the lack of a unified vision on Linux hurts it incredibly).

I see Fuchsia as a desktop system that (a) has a native, fundamental concept of graphical desktop and (b) has deep sandboxing on a level similar to Chrome, but for the entire OS, meaning -> it could become an all purpose platform for thick client applications that isn't reliant or the web and still unable to be exploited.

I suspect they are not satisfied with any of their desktop options. I doubt this has anything to do with Android or Chrome OS within the next 10 years. They just want a desktop that sucks less and they can guarantee follows their own security practices (not FIPS, but process isolation and capability injection).

[bitmapbrother]

I completely agree with this. Google wants a desktop class OS that they have complete control over and the ability to implement whatever features they want without any friction or compromises. I also think they also want an OS that has great interoperability with Android so that they can do a lot of the things Apple is doing with iOS and Mac OS. The RTOS capability is another benefit as it'll allow Fuchsia to be used in areas where Android may not well be suited such as the OS for self driving cars.