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The real reason is that the packaged apps have access to a privileged API. That let you make things that you can't do in webpages. As a web dev, that's what yo
by zobzu 14y ago
The real reason is that the packaged apps have access to a privileged API. That let you make things that you can't do in webpages.
As a web dev, that's what you get.
As Google, you get a non-standard API that, if it picks up, will ensure you get 100% platform control (and marketshare too, but really, its about platform control)
- kinlan 14y agoI would do some research before spouting this claptrap about 100% platform control. There is huge effort going on in the W3C and Sysapps groups to get this whole priviledged access and installable apps standardised. The biggest thing about Chrome Apps is not the new API's, it is that we are getting developers to think about building good offline installable apps.