Intel said, it was in cahoots with Google on the Chrome OS project. A representative confirmed this: "We have been privy to the project for some time and we have worked with Google on a variety of projects, including this one. We welcome Google's move here." Intel put its weight behind a light weight operating system for netbooks, based on a Linux kernel, and called Moblin. Some had speculated that the Google move would throw Intel, as well as Microsoft, into disarray.