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It's not really the size but the principle of it. Google is installing something on my PC without asking me about it. Ev6en if in this case the result is good,

by Fargren 16y ago

It's not really the size but the principle of it. Google is installing something on my PC without asking me about it. Ev6en if in this case the result is good, it's not the kind of thing a program should do. I know that when one installs Chrome, they are implicitly accepting that it will update itself, but it still is a very unique behaviour that wouldn't be accepeted in most programs.

Devilboy 16y ago
Disagree completely. Have we forgotten IE6 already? How I wish EVERY browser acted like Chrome...
Joeri 16y ago
When gmail rolls out an update, do you want to pre-approve it also? The only thing google does with chrome is bring the web model of automatic updates to a desktop app. If you think about it, the only reason we want the control is because we don't trust software companies not to mess up our system. The crazy thing is wanting manual updates, because it implies gross incompetence from the software industry.
- shadowfox 16y ago
  > When gmail rolls out an update, do you want to pre-approve it also? Well. Gmail doesn't actually install anything on your machine.
  - Joeri 16y ago
    How does that make a meaningful difference? You rely on their code, and they have access to your data.
    - shadowfox 16y ago
      Well. Personally I see a whole lot of difference between web applications and code running on my machine. In the case of gmail, I rely on their code only for checking/sending mail. And they have access to just my mail data. When something runs on my machine, I need to be a lot more careful about what data that code has access to and what privileges it has.
      - alextgordon 16y ago
        Since email is used to recover lost passwords, just checking/sending mail is equivalent to "the keys to every website I have an account on". By trusting Google to keep your email safe, you're trusting them to keep your entire online presence safe. In that light, letting someone run code on your computer seems relatively tame.

by Fargren 16y ago

Devilboy 16y ago

Disagree completely. Have we forgotten IE6 already? How I wish EVERY browser acted like Chrome...

Joeri 16y ago

When gmail rolls out an update, do you want to pre-approve it also? The only thing google does with chrome is bring the web model of automatic updates to a desktop app. If you think about it, the only reason we want the control is because we don't trust software companies not to mess up our system. The crazy thing is wanting manual updates, because it implies gross incompetence from the software industry.

shadowfox 16y ago
> When gmail rolls out an update, do you want to pre-approve it also? Well. Gmail doesn't actually install anything on your machine.
- Joeri 16y ago
  How does that make a meaningful difference? You rely on their code, and they have access to your data.
  - shadowfox 16y ago
    Well. Personally I see a whole lot of difference between web applications and code running on my machine. In the case of gmail, I rely on their code only for checking/sending mail. And they have access to just my mail data. When something runs on my machine, I need to be a lot more careful about what data that code has access to and what privileges it has.
    - alextgordon 16y ago
      Since email is used to recover lost passwords, just checking/sending mail is equivalent to "the keys to every website I have an account on". By trusting Google to keep your email safe, you're trusting them to keep your entire online presence safe. In that light, letting someone run code on your computer seems relatively tame.