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Contributor, Sysnative Staff Emeritus
- Mar 27, 2012
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With Windows 8, Microsoft famously began to consolidate its mobile and desktop OSes. A new report suggests that Google may soon follow suit.
The company has reportedly been working on making a convergence of Chrome OS and Android a reality for the past 2 years, despite denying the same in early 2013. Google has, however, made certain inroads in the direction already, bringing a selection of Android apps to Chrome OS and the promise of a more expansive list to follow. With this merger, though, an Android-Chrome powered PC could benefit from the over 1 million apps currently found in the Play Store, significantly strengthening the platform and making it a much more lucrative proposition than Chromebooks in their current state.
Farewell Chrome OS? Google is reportedly planning to merge it with Android
The company has reportedly been working on making a convergence of Chrome OS and Android a reality for the past 2 years, despite denying the same in early 2013. Google has, however, made certain inroads in the direction already, bringing a selection of Android apps to Chrome OS and the promise of a more expansive list to follow. With this merger, though, an Android-Chrome powered PC could benefit from the over 1 million apps currently found in the Play Store, significantly strengthening the platform and making it a much more lucrative proposition than Chromebooks in their current state.
Farewell Chrome OS? Google is reportedly planning to merge it with Android