I think the corporate culture of Google does not allow for continued support of 'non core' projects. It's so much cooler to work on new stuff, supporting a chro

I think the corporate culture of Google does not allow for continued support of 'non core' projects. It's so much cooler to work on new stuff, supporting a chrome plugging that was written eight years ago probably doesn't get you anywhere within Google. Also they don't have any feedback / bug report channels - these are also important if you plan to support your own stuff (I know you can monitor a lot but it's still not the same level of customer support)