If people want to think they're installing apps on their computers, I'm willing to play along.
What the chrome web store does is clear up this confusion by adopting old-school terminology with new-school technology. I've dealt with a number of customer questions at LAS where people are sure they installed our software (which isn't possible) and now they can't seem to find it on their computer. They understand that they have to go to web sites to sign up for a service, but they then assume that the application is installed on their computer somehow. What I like about the Chrome Web Storeīecause web apps are so new, many users don't really understand how they work. This might seem like a stupid abuse of the word "install" but I think it's actually a very clever way to solve a common problem with web apps. The simple answer is that you're not really installing anything, you're just saving a bookmark to the webapp on your "new tab" screen in chrome. You might be wondering how installing a web app works since they're not actually running on your computer. So what is the Chrome Web Store? It's basically just a collection of web-based applications that you can browse in Chrome and "Install" on your computer. It still has a long way to go, but I think it's a huge step in the right direction for Google, and I encourage you to try it out. Google just released a new online store called the Chrome Web Store. If you are, then you have a brand new way to find awesome web apps. Are you using Google Chrome as your web browser yet? If you're not, you should be.
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