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Google has acquired Cameyo, a company developing virtualization tools to run Windows apps on ChromeOS devices, for an undisclosed amount. <\/p>\n
In a blog post<\/a>, Cameyo CEO Andrew Miller and Google product lead Naveen Viswanatha write that the buy will benefit ChromeOS, Google\u2019s lightweight Linux-based operating system, by giving ChromeOS users greater access to Windows apps \u201cwithout the hassle of complex installations or updates.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBy combining the power of ChromeOS with Cameyo\u2019s innovative virtual application delivery technology, we are empowering businesses to modernize their IT infrastructure while preserving their investments in existing software,\u201d Miller and Viswanatha said. <\/p>\n Cameyo CTO Eyal Dotan founded the startup in 2018, aiming to create a platform to virtualize Windows apps so that they could run on non-Windows machines and even within web browsers. Cameyo\u2019s approach works by packaging an app, inclusive of its dependencies, in an standalone, self-contained executable that also has a virtualization engine to run on a range of operating systems. <\/p>\n Last year \u2014 foreshadowing the acquisition \u2014 Google partnered with Cameyo to launch features including Windows app local file system integration and the ability to deliver virtual Windows apps as progressive web apps, or apps hosted in datacenters that run in browsers.<\/p>\n As The Verge\u2019s Tom Warren notes<\/a> in his piece on Cameyo today, Google\u2019s been on a mission to push ChromeOS in business and education after a rather lukewarm response from consumers. With Cameyo\u2019s tech, organizations looking to move away from Windows \u2014 or work with both Windows and ChromeOS \u2014 have a potentially more appealing avenue, particularly as more and more apps move to the cloud and web-based technologies. <\/p>\n