Chromoting to run legacy PC apps in Chrome OS

A message from Google software engineer Gary Kačmarčík reveals that Google's Chrome OS will give users access to legacy PC applications. According to him, this process is called Chromoting and will run both modern web apps and older PC apps within the browser. Kačmarčík compares Chromoting to Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection tool for accessing far-away PCs in real-time.

Chrome OS is not due for a release until the end of 2010, and will first appear on netbooks. It's Linux-based and runs local web apps through the Chrome browser. Other apps will be accessed from within the browser, and will likely include access to apps on remote computers.

Remote app access from a browser has been done before, and requires a client to be installed on the desktop. Google says running apps from a browser will improve security but it may also have a self-serving interest as more information will be sent over the web, driving its ad business. [via The Register]

By Electronista Staff