After surprising many with the acquisition of Neverware, the developers of CloudReady, Google is now looking to integrate it directly and officially into Chrome OS, according to a new Chromium Repository discovered by Kevin on About Chromebooks. Since CloudReady has been around for a while, the initial stages of merging these two code bases will, of course, be small and incremental. It seems that Google is just beginning to understand how they can merge everything using makeshift code ‘hacks’ on the back end for now.
Kevin expects Google to have all of Neverware’s GitLab code converted to an internal Google code base in no time, and points to the company’s senior software engineer – Nicholas Bishop – who recently received a new email address @ google.com. What’s more, some of the code strings point to a release of Chrome OS 90 Stable for the initial Neverware Code to appear as part of the official build on user devices – just over a week after launch.
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What does all this mean for the end user? In fact, not much – at least not yet. Neverware made it clear that CloudReady would remain available ‘as is’ for now, with ongoing support and maintenance for existing customers. As soon as it becomes an official Chrome OS offering, existing customers will be updated without any problems. It is important to remember that CloudReady is a solution for education and business. It offers a version of Chrome OS for older Mac and Windows devices so that they can continue to operate and, in many cases, gain a new life instead of being thrown in the trash. It allows organizations to embrace cloud resources, giving them access to them securely.
With LaCrOS soon becoming the default browser for Chrome OS and the integration of CloudReady into Google’s own operating system, all signs point to the company looking to extend the life of its devices for both the consumer and education. and companies. Chromebooks and Chromeboxes currently receive up to 8 years of updates in some cases, but soon, their access to security patches, updates and features may be extended widely, and this is exciting. All of this will help Google compete to the next level with Microsoft, which has dominated the corporate market for decades.
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