| At Google's I/O developer conference this week, the | | | | allowfullscreen="true"></embed> < |
| search giant unveiled a number of exciting products | | | | object> |
| and programs that should debut in the coming | | | | The driving force behind the store is the cloud-based |
| months, including a formal announcement of Google | | | | Chrome operating system, which Google plans to |
| TV and the new WebM video platform. Of these | | | | release by the end of 2010. As the Chrome OS will |
| announcements, the early preview of Google's | | | | rely entirely on cloud computing, users will need to |
| Chrome Web Store for apps is one of the most | | | | access the Web in order to download and connect |
| intriguing. Google is bringing mobile features to the | | | | to the applications normally stored on a computer's |
| Web, something that usually happens the other way | | | | hard drive. Google has also recognized the difficulty |
| around. The Chrome user-base is growing quickly, | | | | of finding the best Web applications, even with a |
| with a reported user-base of more than 70 million | | | | Google search. The Chrome Web store aims to |
| users. Based on Google's success with Android apps, | | | | change that, making it easy for users to locate |
| Chrome adoption rates and the overall market trend | | | | exactly what they want in the shortest amount of |
| towards the cloud, the Chrome Web Store is poised | | | | time. As Google's mission is to move all computing |
| to be the next major digital market. | | | | into the cloud — and many computing trends |
| The Chrome Web Store will create a one-stop | | | | suggest the same — Google aims to have the |
| shopping market for these necessary apps, and | | | | Web Store function on every browser, not just |
| many more. Just as smartphone owners download | | | | Chrome. |
| apps for their devices from BlackBerry's AppWorld, | | | | The Android Market is growing rapidly with users, |
| the Android Market, or the Apple App Store, the | | | | with nearly 50,000 apps available to Android owners. |
| Chrome Web Store will function the same way for | | | | These numbers could have a big impact on Chrome's |
| browsers. | | | | growth as well as the success of the Web Store. |
| <object | | | | Android's open-source environment is a big draw for |
| width="600" height="385" codebase=" <embed | | | | developers as well, and Google plans to have the |
| type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" | | | | Chrome Store function the same way, ensuring |
| height="385" src=" allowscriptaccess="always" | | | | developers will continue their relationship with Google. |