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Great, another creepy thing in Chrome we have to disable. Like Google Software Update wasn't already annoying enough. If I wasn't a web developer, and needed t

by mikl 8y ago

Great, another creepy thing in Chrome we have to disable. Like Google Software Update wasn't already annoying enough. If I wasn't a web developer, and needed to use Chrome for testing, I'd have uninstalled that creepy quasi-spyware long ago.

inetknght 8y ago
Why is Chrome "needed"? I would imagine merely having a standards-compliant browser is the only thing you need? In which case, why not Firefox?
- umanwizard 8y ago
  In practice it’s not unusual for behavior to differ between chrome and Firefox.
  - sixothree 8y ago
    Especially when google has been known to program their sites in a way that favors their browser..
  - inetknght 8y ago
    Sounds like a good way of saying that one or both browsers is/are not following standards
- driverdan 8y ago
  Chrome isn't identical. For example, we found SVG images don't render properly in Chrome but do in Firefox.
techntoke 8y ago
As creepy as the Mozilla Maintenance Service.