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Does anyone here actually use Chrome apps? I personally don't really get the appeal, but maybe someone can explain it.
by kyleslattery 15y ago
Does anyone here actually use Chrome apps? I personally don't really get the appeal, but maybe someone can explain it.
- toyg 15y agoFrom what I understand, they make more sense wherever Chrome is used as the main OS GUI ("chromeos" or whatever), basically being yet another app store.
- rooshdi 15y agoIt provides the casual Web user with the familiarity and ease of the Desktop and App Store format.
- drivingmenuts 15y agoSome of those apps look pretty nice. Rather have desktop versions of them, though. I'd rather have some control over the personal information they're trying to collect.
- majika 15y agoSome apps like Google Docs require you to install the app for offline usage. I use apps to integrate them into Gnome Shell. I can press super+"gm"+enter to open up Gmail, or "cal" for the calendar, etc. There's no reason that you couldn't use this for bookmarks, but I guess Chrome apps allow for larger icons... Despite my usage, I'd agree that it's essentially just an ideological push by Google to convince consumers that the internet is a viable computing platform in its own right. This computing platform - would you believe it - consists largely of Google's own apps (but it doesn't have to).