Google has indicated its renewed focus on cloud computing with the acquisition of Orbitera, a company that provides an e-commerce platform for buying and selling software.

The company's platform enables independent software vendors, service providers and IT channel organisations to sell their software more flexibly, without being tied to expensive app stores. This presents Google with an opportunity to commoditise the software industry in a similar manner to the way that it has commoditised online advertising.

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