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During Google’s I/O conference, the company announced the Chrome Web Store. The Web Store is actually quite similar to many of the existing app stores for various mobile platforms. However, the one big distinction is that all of the apps can be run on your personal computer within the browser.

As reported, Google’s Chrome Web Store will be relying heavily on HTML5 to drive many of the apps that will be available for the store. The company demonstrated that with HTML5 even full blown 3D video games can be run via the browser. Google demonstrated Quake 2 running on HTML5. The game was shown running via the Chrome Web browser as it utilized the computer’s graphics video card.

Sundar Pichai VP of Product Management for Google stated that one of the most difficult things to do on the Web today is to find a good application. As an example, he stated that it is difficult to find a good chess game on the Web. The reason is because a search will return many hits with no clear indication as to which one is the best.

However, Pichai stated that this search is much easier to do on a mobile platform due to the application store front. According to Pichai this ease of usability is what Google wants to bring to the home computer.

This approach may also solve the problem many developers face when trying to market Web apps. Since consumers are so used to purchasing software off-the-shelf, many are still cautious of buying software off the Internet. There is a certain level of hassle involved with installing software onto the hard drive while worrying about requirements.

With off-the-shelf software there is always the guarantee that the consumer can go back to the store to get someone there to help them. However, this is not always the case for software purchased online.

Google is aiming to solve this issue by aggressively pushing cloud based applications, where the software lives on the could servers and can work instantly without hassle. Consumers can purchase and use an application without having to “install” anything onto the hard drive.

As demonstrated by Pichai during the I/O conference, consumers will be able to purchase an app and start using it immediately without a lengthy install or configuration. If Google is able to successfully deliver this solution, consumers may finally be able to take the plunge from off-the-shelf apps to Web apps.