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Do they use browsers at all? If so, why not Chrome specifically?

• tallanvor 9y ago
  There are a couple of reasons why Chrome and other browsers aren't allowed in some companies: 1. Standardization - if you use one web browser and know that your apps all work and display properly on that browser, you have one less call driver to support. This seems silly, but when Bob from accounting calls to complain about not being able to access his app and you find he's using Chrome which isn't supported, that's time wasted ("But Jim in Sales told me to use this!") 2. Security is a concern. Honestly, Chrome is at least as secure as the other browsers, and possibly more secure. Nevertheless, more browsers means you have a larger attack surface to worry about. Related to this, some industries have to prove compliance, and that may mean testing each application that gets installed to verify that they are complaint with various regulations. Testing each browser is extra expense that doesn't really add anything to the company's bottom line.
• pjmlp 9y ago
  It doesn't offer the same support for enterprise controls as IE and FF do regarding deployment.
  • ocdtrekkie 9y ago
    Actually, for what its worth, Google has excellent ADMX templates. It's arguably easier to lock down Chrome with group policy than IE. I disabled all extensions and all data sync for any of the few Chrome installs on my domain.