Google plans to launch Chrome Web Store for applications and games

22nd May, 2010 by adina
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Google has announced its plans to launch the Chrome Web Store open marketplace, which can be used by developers for web-based applications distribution. A preview was shown at Google’s I/O conference and gives hints that the portal will permit the users to preview applications, rate content, report problems, read or write reviews, or directly install various titles.

The applications present in the Chrome Web Store are intended to be standard web applications and their content can be installed on third-party browsers which are not necessarily using Google’s software. There is an additional option for Chrome users who can create toolbar shortcuts in order to access favourite applications faster.

Free or paid content will be hosted in the store and an open system will allow developers to insert applications without having to wait for Google’s approval. Users will be allowed to pay for applications using an integrated payment system that is managed by Google, in a similar way to the Android Market.

Google intends to have the Chrome Web Store ready for launch later this year. It will be available for various versions of the browser, such as Windows, Mac, Linux and, of course, Chrome OS.


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