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I believe Google requires you publish Chrome extensions with an @gmail address, in which case MS doesn’t really have a choice.

• yrro 5y ago
  Good grief--that is so evil (not to mention anticompetitive) that I didn't even consider it!
  • deleted 5y ago
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  • Godel_unicode 5y ago
    Not 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 ago
  Any idea what problem Google is solving by requiring the use of gmail?
  • nolok 5y ago
    Naivety on the internet, and people believing what they read on a web page without checking. Google doesn't require a gmail adresse to publish.
    • criddell 5y ago
      Yeah, I didn't think it made sense.
• electroly 5y ago
  Absolutely untrue, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread. I have Chrome extensions published under a non-gmail email address.