Idea: A Protocol to Open Files Using Web Applications
codingtales.comGoogle Drive already allows you to open different types of files with different 'chrome plugins'. It's all done. All you have to do now, is create plugins/apps which handle file types of your interest. Checkout this screenshot where 'AutoCAD WS' has been registered to open autocad drawings: http://i.imgur.com/Ddc6w.jpg .