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It's the opposite actually, the Chrome store forces the use of @gmail.com addresses, so e.g. Microsoft is publishing Chrome extensions from addresses like legit

It's the opposite actually, the Chrome store forces the use of @gmail.com addresses, so e.g. Microsoft is publishing Chrome extensions from addresses like legitmicrosoftapps@gmail.com or microsoftofficextension@gmail.com See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27192997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27192997 (no one could actually tell which where legit and which were not)

gnicholas 5y ago
This isn't my experience. I created my dev account years ago with a non-gmail account. Admittedly, it is a corporate account that is managed by google, but I don't think there was any step in the process that required this. It's possible that things have changed since I created my account nearly a decade ago, or that somehow I got a pass because google manages my domain's email. But they definitely do not force @gmail.com addresses for all devs. EDIT: See this Microsoft extension [1] for example. It shows @microsoft.com, which is undoubtedly not managed by google like my little old startup's email is! 1: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-editor-spelling/gpaiobkfhnonedkhhfjpmhdalgeoebfa https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-editor-s...
- formerly_proven 5y ago
  > it is a corporate account that is managed by google All the counter-examples I could find in the linked thread are Google Mail (for Business), which is functionally the same as requiring a gmail account in that it requires Google to be your mail-provider.
  - throwawaaarrgh 5y ago
    You can also create a Google Account using a non-Google e-mail address, without any special Google Business thing. I did. I keep a Google account tied to my work e-mail address, but there is no Gmail account associated with this Google account. I can use Google services, but all my mail is on our corporate servers. A lot of people in corporations set things up without necessarily understanding what they're setting up. This includes apps. If you're thinking, "Wouldn't Microsoft know how to set things up correctly?" the answer is "Not necessarily". It's not "Microsoft" setting up some app account, it's a random guy on a random team somewhere in Microsoft, who might not have ever published an app before, much less gotten any training or done much investigation into it.
    - formerly_proven 5y ago
      Thanks for the correction.
- londons_explore 5y ago
  It is possible to make a non-gmail and non-gsuite google account... Just it isn't obvious how to do so. You need to go to any google signin page, click "Create account" > "For myself" > "Use my current email instead". You can then use that to make chrome extensions.
ChrisClark 5y ago
It's because of that thread that people mistakenly believe you need a gmail.com address. A bunch of people in that thread guessed you needed a gmail.com address. Others immediately said no, you don't need it and showed examples. But this is how misinformation spreads. Many people only read it and believe it without looking closer. We just trust that other people know what they are talking about. :) ... Also I could be wrong, I'm trusting the counter examples in that thread. :D
- HyphenSam 5y ago
  You're not wrong, and it's easy to prove. Just go to the page where you create a new Google account, and select "Use my current email address instead". Then go to the page where you register to be a Chrome web store developer. You won't see any option forcing you to create a @gmail.com address.

gnicholas 5y ago

This isn't my experience. I created my dev account years ago with a non-gmail account. Admittedly, it is a corporate account that is managed by google, but I don't think there was any step in the process that required this. It's possible that things have changed since I created my account nearly a decade ago, or that somehow I got a pass because google manages my domain's email. But they definitely do not force @gmail.com addresses for all devs. EDIT: See this Microsoft extension [1] for example. It shows @microsoft.com, which is undoubtedly not managed by google like my little old startup's email is! 1: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-editor-spelling/gpaiobkfhnonedkhhfjpmhdalgeoebfa https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-editor-s...

formerly_proven 5y ago
> it is a corporate account that is managed by google All the counter-examples I could find in the linked thread are Google Mail (for Business), which is functionally the same as requiring a gmail account in that it requires Google to be your mail-provider.
- throwawaaarrgh 5y ago
  You can also create a Google Account using a non-Google e-mail address, without any special Google Business thing. I did. I keep a Google account tied to my work e-mail address, but there is no Gmail account associated with this Google account. I can use Google services, but all my mail is on our corporate servers. A lot of people in corporations set things up without necessarily understanding what they're setting up. This includes apps. If you're thinking, "Wouldn't Microsoft know how to set things up correctly?" the answer is "Not necessarily". It's not "Microsoft" setting up some app account, it's a random guy on a random team somewhere in Microsoft, who might not have ever published an app before, much less gotten any training or done much investigation into it.
  - formerly_proven 5y ago
    Thanks for the correction.
londons_explore 5y ago
It is possible to make a non-gmail and non-gsuite google account... Just it isn't obvious how to do so. You need to go to any google signin page, click "Create account" > "For myself" > "Use my current email instead". You can then use that to make chrome extensions.

ChrisClark 5y ago

It's because of that thread that people mistakenly believe you need a gmail.com address. A bunch of people in that thread guessed you needed a gmail.com address. Others immediately said no, you don't need it and showed examples. But this is how misinformation spreads. Many people only read it and believe it without looking closer. We just trust that other people know what they are talking about. :) ... Also I could be wrong, I'm trusting the counter examples in that thread. :D

HyphenSam 5y ago
You're not wrong, and it's easy to prove. Just go to the page where you create a new Google account, and select "Use my current email address instead". Then go to the page where you register to be a Chrome web store developer. You won't see any option forcing you to create a @gmail.com address.