Google Relaunches Cameyo To Entice Businesses From Windows To ChromeOS (theverge.com)
- Reference: 0180055502
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/12/167213/google-relaunches-cameyo-to-entice-businesses-from-windows-to-chromeos
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/818716/google-cameyo-chromeos-windows-app-virtualization
> Now called "Cameyo by Google," the Virtual App Delivery (VAD) solution allows users to run legacy Windows apps in the Chrome browser or as web apps, preventing organizations from being tied to Microsoft's operating system. Google says the new Cameyo experience is more efficient than switching between separate virtual desktop environments, allowing users to stream the specific apps they need instead of virtualizing the entire desktop. That allows Windows-based programs like Excel and AutoCAD to run side-by-side with Chrome and other web apps, giving businesses the flexibility to use a mix of Microsoft and Google services.
[1] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/06/05/172227/google-acquires-cameyo
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/818716/google-cameyo-chromeos-windows-app-virtualization
So what about active directory? (Score:3)
I'm asking out of ignorance I really don't know how well it works but you really need to be able to easily control access to logins and such.
Like with my company I've got single sign on for tons of apps and they seamlessly integrate with multifactor authentication apps.
That's all just kind of built into active directory and it's all plug and play and just kind of works (as much as anything works with modern computing).
As much as Windows 11 sucks because it's so incredibly user hostile you still need the administrators to be able to cheaply and easily set up all the permissions and logins and all that. Otherwise it's a cost of administering the devices goes up it defeats the purpose of saving money by buying non Microsoft software and hardware.
Going for gold... (Score:2)
...in the olympics of bad ideas
Run Windows apps in a browser?
This might work for trivial stuff, but I can't imaging running serious software like this and having it run even close to acceptably
High end CAD? Video editing? Digital audio workstation? Scientific simulation? in a browser?
This is silly beyond belief
I don;\'t know which is worse (Score:2)
If I had to choose running Windows apps on Windows or in a browser on ChromeOS, I think I'll stay with Windows. Depressing options.
The apps aren't "literally" running in Chrome (Score:1)
Just a point of clarification for some of the comments: These Windows apps aren't literally running locally on the client device or within the Chrome browser. Rather, this ia a VDI / Windows remoting solution (albeit with published apps rather than whole desktops). From the user standpoint, yeah, it looks like the apps are running in Chrome (prob with SSO, PWA availability, etc.), but from the admin standpoint, Windows is still running the application, just from some remote location, not locally.
Could be a game-changer (Score:2)
If people can run legacy Windows apps without Windows, they will gladly move to a new platform simply to be free of Antimalware Service Executable and the constant useless updates.