Google Play Store may be coming to Chrome OS

*As Google I/O draws near, it looks like big things are in the works for Chrome OS. Google has been working on getting Android apps on Chrome for a while. We saw the release of the ARC Welder tool in April 2015, helping developers port Android apps to Chrome OS. More recently, a new find by a user at Reddit might mean the entire Google Play Store is headed for your Chromebook. After mentioning he briefly saw a mention of Allowing Android apps on the developer channel of Chrome in the settings page, another user provided a screen shot of a new dialog all about Google Play. A look into the Chrome source found more than one reference about both the setting and the new dialog, so something is in the works. Many rumors about Chrome and Android merging have been heard, but Google always has maintained that the two will continue to be separate projects. So what might be happening? That's the big question. Right now, the Android Runtime for Chrome includes a rudimentary version of Play...

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