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This doesn't change the fact that more and more features get tacked onto a browser which have nothing to do with browsers. Chrome didn't have much useless featu

• indy 15y ago
  Which non-browser features have been tacked onto Chrome? That's a genuine question, the only thing I can think of is the 'Apps' dashboard with a link to the Chrome Web Store, apart from that Chrome seems to consist of just the essential elements of a browser.
  • berkut 15y ago
    Chrome native client, Flash plugin (built in), PDF browser. The PDF browser is the only one useful to me, and it's been broken in Linux for the last 3 versions of Chrome... Some of the newer WebKit features are getting bloated as well, and are built-in even if you don't need them - e.g. the new Javascript de-obsfucation feature in the developer tools.
    • elgoato 15y ago
      Don't know about you but I prefer my plugins to be auto-updated to the latest, safest versions. Last I checked the non-bundled Flash still had to be manually updated from time to time by the user. The built in Flash/PDF is updated with Chrome. You might not think this is useful, but just wait till you click on a link and get pwned. Even if you don't, because you're on Linux, what about your parents?
      • msteinert 15y ago
        Homer: Mr. Mayor, I hate to break it to you, but this browser is infested with Flash. Helen: Think of the parents!