
This indicates that Chrome OS is only available to OEMs that make Chromebooks. If you look carefully at devices that run Chrome OS, they are pre-builts. You might have wondered that if Chrome OS already exists, why did Neverware devote their resources to create a ‘clone’ called CloudReady? So, if you are looking to use your old laptop as a non-touch tablet with CloudReady, you are a bit out of luck. A screenshot of the app drawer in CloudReady with the Google Play Store app icon (which redirects you to the webpage in Chromium) along with Chrome Extensions as “Apps” So bad news on that front… But, since CloudReady is based on an Operating System that is “web-focused”, my Chromium browser extensions appear to be working flawlessly. When I tried launching Play Store from the app drawer, it opened the Google Play Store webpage for me in the browser.
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This, in turn, prevents you from even side-loading an APK, since there is nothing that can run those Android apps. Neverware has not pursued adding Android Runtime to CloudReady due to several legal and technical reasons. There is no support for the Android Runtime (ART) framework/service for open source Chromium OS, and hence is not available in CloudReady. When you hear the words “It is an Operating System based on Chrome OS”, you would assume that at the very least, it can run Android apps. Work at your organization can be done within a web browser (using web based services).Managing CloudReady devices with Neverware Admin Portal ( until the Google acquisition is complete) or through Google Admin Console.If your primary goals are either of the following, you will be satisfied with CloudReady:

How does CloudReady compare with Chrome OS? You can check your model against the official list at this link. Currently, there are over 450 models that are certified. If you wonder whether your current netbook works well with CloudReady, Neverware has published a list of netbooks that are certified to run CloudReady.
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Below are a few examples that come to my mind: CloudReady is primarily aimed at institutions that would benefit from Chromebook-like devices but already have invested in hardware.
