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Chrome will access legacy applications
SEARCH GIANT Google has said that its Chrome OS, despite being a web-based operating system with no installed applications, will be able to access legacy Windows software.
Google software engineer, Gary Kačmarčík, posted a message on a thread devoted to all things Chrome.
"Chrome OS will not only be [a] great platform for running modern web apps, but will also enable you to access legacy PC applications right within the browser," he said.
Kačmarčík coined the term "chromoting" to describe the process by which the Chrome OS can run legacy apps. Sadly, Kačmarčík has been quiet since his post but here's what we've pieced together.
Chrome OS installs only the web browser locally with all other applications residing in the cloud. Other users on the message board have figured out that means Chrome will have to access a remote desktop to run legacy Windows applications from there. µ
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It's not likely that Microsoft will let users around the world use a remote windows desktop for free.
I'm not so sure about all of this. Firstly, while we applications have come a far way, they are still slow and cumbersome. The web standards are such a mess and have been so bastardized, the slate really needs to be wiped clean before continuing.
On the idea of running your legacy applications in the cloud, how will these applications be installed there? Will it be like a Citrix instance? What happens with the licensing around those applications? Legacy applications wouldn't have taken cloud computing into consideration when writing license conditions. Could lead to a number of sticky lawsuites.
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Can you run Windows applications offline?
Chrome already allows you to work offline.
So with everything except the browser being in the "cloud", if my ISP goes down or I find myself in an area where I can't get a connection my ChromeOS sporting computer is pretty much a fancy paperweight? Not to mention one needs to have a fairly stable internet connection to keep most "cloud" apps from having "brainfarts" and getting lost.
No thanks. They can keep it. I'll stick with my monster battery time munching HDD and have what I need to get the job done ALWAYS just a simple click away.