Perhaps I can clarify why this was a terrible decision. As written this feature enables special privileges unavailable to other website developers via a direct

Perhaps I can clarify why this was a terrible decision. As written this feature enables special privileges unavailable to other website developers via a direct integration with the browser. Imagine if some other company automatically added a feature directly to your browser without your consent. You would be rightfully angry if there was a yahoo/facebook/microsoft widget that you didn't approve being added to your toolbar. What's stopping the chrome team from adding more features to blur the line between the browser and google services? There are boundaries between websites, browsers, and users that should not be violated. This is nothing more than google putting their thumb on the scale to unfairly influence user behavior in their interest.