Google Acquires Cameyo (betanews.com) 12
Google has acquired software virtualization company Cameyo to enhance ChromeOS's support for virtualized Windows apps. The acquisition follows a partnership between the two companies last year, which aimed to provide businesses with a seamless virtual application experience on ChromeOS devices. With Cameyo's technology, Google seeks to attract more enterprises to adopt ChromeOS by offering enhanced compatibility with legacy Windows applications while maintaining the simplicity and security of the ChromeOS ecosystem.
The companies didn't reveal the financial terms of the deal.
The companies didn't reveal the financial terms of the deal.
Word Up! (Score:5, Funny)
Word up, it's the code word,
No matter where you say it,
You'll know that you'll be heard.
Re: Word Up! (Score:3)
Wyord Up! Yaaoww!
Might make sense for those Windows XP, 7 users (Score:3)
Here's a link to the website with an explanatory video. [cameyo.com]
Considering the use case of all those hospitals with hardware that require Windows XP for example. Cameyo application virtualization might make sense, and why Google bought them.
windows server RDP / RDS wapper? (Score:2)
windows server RDP / RDS wapper?
hardware that require Windows XP is not going to r (Score:2)
hardware that require Windows XP is not going to run on windows server 20XX
Re: (Score:2)
They simplified their language too much for you to understand.
The hardware requires a computer running software that requires Windows XP.
Thought it said Canyonero (Score:3)
So... time to start the betting pool? (Score:3, Informative)
When will it be Jamboarded (the latest Google acquired but then later killed product example)?
https://support.google.com/jam... [google.com]
https://killedbygoogle.com/ [killedbygoogle.com]
Re: (Score:3)
- YouTube, purchased by Google;
- Android, purchased by Google;
- Blink, developed from WebKit;
- Waze, purchased by Google;
- Google Earth, another acquisition.
Re: (Score:2)
Waze feels like it's barely one step above abandonware these days. Performance on it absolutely sucks compared to Google Maps (allegedly runs on the same infrastructure) and Apple Maps. I open Waze, search for my destination, and sit there seemingly forever waiting for it to load directions. I've seen bugs (the most recent was a display glitch that manifested after speed camera warnings) take upwards to a year to get fixed.
Pisses me off because it used to be my go to navigation app. Now it's not worth