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It would seem to me that Microsoft would choose to link it to microsoft.com so that customers can easily recognize its authenticity.
by koheripbal 5y ago
It would seem to me that Microsoft would choose to link it to microsoft.com so that customers can easily recognize its authenticity.
- yrro 5y agoThey have already failed this test: they are already publishing extensions using msftliveapps@gmail.com and msandapp.bgcextn@gmail.com, doubtless many others!
- evilsnoopi3 5y agoI believe Google requires you publish Chrome extensions with an @gmail address, in which case MS doesn’t really have a choice.
- yrro 5y agoGood grief--that is so evil (not to mention anticompetitive) that I didn't even consider it!
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- Godel_unicode 5y agoNot sure what would make using a Gmail account anticompetitive, but it's also not true. You need a chrome web store account (which they amusingly encourage you not to use your personal email for) which can use any email address.
- criddell 5y agoAny idea what problem Google is solving by requiring the use of gmail?
- electroly 5y agoAbsolutely untrue, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread. I have Chrome extensions published under a non-gmail email address.
- dragonwriter 5y agoMicrosoft might, I suppose, have a policy against microsoft.com accounts on other firms infrastructure, and therefore if it needs a Google account uses gmail or other non-microsoft.com domains.