Chrome director of product management Rajen Sheth said VMWare will be used to bring the "traditional" Windows apps and desktops to Chromebooks.
"As the countdown to Windows XP end of life continues, deploying Chromebooks and taking advantage of a DaaS (Desktop as a Service) environment ensures that security vulnerabilities, application compatibility and migration budgets will be a thing of the past," Sheth said in a blog post.
Sheth said cloud applications "allow flexibility, scalability and security and enable a work-anywhere environment," adding that DaaS helps bridge the gap between the cloud and a desktop.
With the Chromebook, Sheth said cloud-based apps and desktops can work on Chromebooks running ChromeOS.
"VMware and Google are working together to make the migration of legacy applications even easier, by using the HTML5/Blast experience from Chromebooks. This means you can work with Chromebooks and connect to a Windows experience running VMWare Horizon View," Sheth said.
Sheth noted VMware Horizon DaaS lets customers centralize other desktop environments and manage these as a cloud service.
With it, Sheth said users "will be able to access their Windows applications, data and desktops using VMware’s Blast HTML5 technology to their Chromebook."
Google attacking Microsoft monopoly
A separate report on The Verge said Google through its Chromebooks aim to Microsoft’s Windows monopoly.
"The approach of low-cost devices and a modern cloud-powered OS has left Microsoft a little nervous, but Google is now launching the next stage of its continued attack: the enterprise," it said.
It added Google's move was timed with Microsoft's plan to drop support for Windows XP in April, even if XP is still widely used.
"While many big businesses are paying Microsoft extra money for XP support extensions, it’s clear Google is attempting to capture the smaller ones that are seriously considering migrating to virtual machines and other cloud-powered services," it said. — VC, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
