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Google is so protective about Chrome and Search they're scared about getting drawn into an Apple like Epic problem with antitrust consequences.

• _qulr 6y ago
  They're already drawn in. Epic sued Google too. But Epic doesn't have a Chrome extension, and Google Play Store payments aren't similarly deprecated.
  • neximo64 6y ago
    Google isn't really like Apple in the monopolistic sense. You're free to install your own app store on a Gphone. Chrome extensions are a bit different because they have to be signed with another store by Google anyway.
    • _qulr 6y ago
      Technically, you can sideload Chrome extensions with Developer mode, so I don't think that's much different from Android.
      • jfrunyon 6y ago
        The difference is that on Android you can get a different store, and the only thing you have to do is turn on dev mode and then download/run the apk. There seems to be a lot more friction to sideloading a Chrome extension: download, unzip, turn on dev mode, click a button & navigate to the unzipped files...