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Finally! Google's Chrome App Store Coming Next Week

Still waiting to see the Google Chrome app store? Circle next Tuesday on your calendar: People familiar with the company’s plans tell me Google will open up the store–at least a bit–on December 7.

That jibes with what I’d heard in October, as well as with reporting this week from TechCrunch. And there’s a decent chance that Google will be showing off more than just a store that day. Engadget, for starters, thinks we’ll see a Google-branded netbook designed for Chrome that day as well.

As far as the store goes: My understanding is that the marketplace, designed to showcase Web apps, will be available for anyone who’s using the beta version of the Chrome browser. So the rest of you have a couple of days to upgrade.

UPDATE: There you go: — Google’s Chrome Team just announced a media event to “share some exciting news about Chrome” on Tuesday, Dec. 7.


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  • http://www.advancedwebads.com/ Mel Webads

    That is what I am thinking with Google’s extensive marketing campaign on their chrome product. We may be going into redefining the use of PCs, laptops and other devices connecting to the internet. We might see new PC’s or laptops shipped with no full OS but only Chrome OS and will just have to buy apps for use. No more software to be hosted the laptop itself.

  • http://twitter.com/m_emmett matt emmett townsend

    Looking forward to what they have to offer. There efforts are well worth waiting for thus far!!!

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