Chrome OS To Support “Legacy” PC Apps Through Remote Access
adeelarshad82 writes “According to a message posted to a public mailing list dedicated to Chrome OS, a new feature is in the works that will grant users access to ‘legacy PC applications’ through some kind of remote desktop connection process. Google software engineer Gary Kamark, who first spilled the beans on the feature, calls the process ‘Chromoting.’ The current speculation amongst Chrome enthusiasts is that the Chromoting process is more akin to a VPN/sharing functionality than anything else. In that case, one would have to leave one’s Windows-based desktop or laptop system on in order to access apps via a connected Chrome OS computer — which is hardly a technological leap given that numerous applications today offer users an analogous screen-sharing / remote access functionality.”
Source: Chrome OS To Support “Legacy” PC Apps Through Remote Access
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