Google replaces Gears with HTML5 as it preps Chrome for Mac
Google is shifting its focus to the cross-platform HTML5 standard because many of the features of Gears are built into the HTML5 spec.
Google is leaving behinds its Google Gears API and shifting its focus to the HTML5 protocol because many of Gears' defining features have become part of the HTML5 specifications. HTML5 is the almost universally accepted new web app standard in today's web browsers. Google probably made this decision to prepare for the Google Chrome browser's Mac launch since Gears doesn't play nice with Apple's Snow Leopard OS.
The Google Gears API is most notable for allowing some online-only web features to run offline. It was originally a joint venture between Google, Opera, and Mozilla. Google said it will continue to support old sites that use Gears, but that it expects web developers to use HTML5 instead in the future.
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