Google Launches App Store for Chrome and Chrome OS
Google yesterday announced the launch of an application store for its Chrome web browser. The announcement was made at Google’s I/O Developer Conference.
The new store will work in the same way as Google's existing Android Marketplace and it is expected to give competition to Apple's iPhone App Store. The store will also allow users to download applications either for free or a one-off payment.
The internet search giant is hopeful that the Chrome Web app store will help the Chrome browser find a place for itself over competitors such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.
Google is set to hold another developer conference today and it is expected that company will announce it is working with Sony, Intel and Logitech on an Android OS-based tablet device just like Apple’s iPad.
According to Google, the Chrome OS will be a cloud-based operating system and it will not require a physical hard drive. According to Pcworld.com, the application store will sell applications for both the Chrome web browser and the Chrome operating system. Both these applications are expected to be released later this year.
