Citrix will stream Windows apps to Chrome OS laptops

Citrix virtualization for Google PCs coming this summer, VMware to follow

The same Citrix technology that lets users access Windows applications from the iPad is coming to Chrome OS laptops built by Google.

Citrix Receiver, a front end for Citrix's desktop and application virtualization software, will be released for Chrome OS this summer, says Citrix desktop vice president Gordon Payne.

Google launches Chrome OS, says Windows is 'torturing users'

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Google claimed its own survey of customers shows that 75% of Windows users could be moved to Chrome OS with a combination of Web-based services, offline access to tools like Google Docs, and virtualization. Microsoft, when contacted by Network World, declined to comment. (See also: The 10 bloodiest battles Microsoft and Google fought in 2010)

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