The next step in the cloud will be in the form of software such as the Google Native Client. The Native Client is still in testing, but in result it will allow web applications to run directly on a user’s machine. This would greatly speed up the user experience, if web applications could run directly on computer hardware and not rely on going through the browser in JavaScript or Flash.
Security has been the main concern so far. Allowing programs to directly access your computer has always been a security risk. After numerous amounts of security testing, Google claims it is ready, and will be starting to include it in their Google Chrome browser. The Native Client is built to inspect software before running it in order to not execute malicious code or other illegal actions.
It will be an optional feature in the Chrome browser, so users will not have to use it.This is still a new technology, so we will have to wait and see how its lifecycle unfolds.
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