It was one thing when Google ’s Chrome appsmanaged to break out of the browserand become real , offline apps , but clearly that is not Google ’s real long - terminus play . A late update to the developer reading of Google Chromebasically run Chrome OS within of Windows 8 .
Google ’s Chrome Apps Have eventually Escaped Their internet browser Prison
The new feature , dug up by The Verge , essentially earmark the “ Metro ” interface for Chrome to sour into its own multi - windowed mini desktop , unadulterated with a bottom streak of Chrome apps and pretty much everything else you could expect from the web web browser - establish OS .
For the moment , the functionality is extremely buggy — we had a hard time getting the desktop to exhibit full screen , and even then the mouse cursor was curiously misplaced . And even though this pseudo - Chrome OS is running in “ Metro ” musical mode , it requires the browser app to have its material roots in the desktop . That means this trick only works for Windows 8 Pro and not RT . There ’s not even Chrome for RT .
Still , this is a move by Google that will make it even easier for citizenry to trust on its apps and services — and even the interface and manner of its own oculus sinister — even on a competitor operating system . you may check it out bydownloading the developer version of Chromeonto a Windows 8 Pro equipment .
Pretty sneaky , Systeme International d’Unites . [ The brink ]
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