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While this is a great step forward, it could be rendered pointless if auto-updating is disabled and updates are not pushed out quickly after going through an ap

While this is a great step forward, it could be rendered pointless if auto-updating is disabled and updates are not pushed out quickly after going through an approval process. Given how quickly Google pushes out major updates, old versions of Chrome could simply be as prevalent as old versions of IE, with little long term benefit.

homosaur 15y ago
Great step forward for whom? Is it meaningful at all that the US State Dept is letting people use Chrome now? Is this going to push adoption of modern browsers in other circumstances? Remember, the State Dept has a massive group of people that are working and monitoring social media and the like, so their people were probably clamoring extra loud for this.
- w1ntermute 15y ago
  > Remember, the State Dept has a massive group of people that are working and monitoring social media and the like, so their people were probably clamoring extra loud for this. Every company probably has people clamoring for modern browsers. Don't sites like Facebook and Gmail no longer function under older versions of IE? Those versions are particularly prevalent at megacorps.
  - artursapek 15y ago
    Wait - these people aren't allowed to just install Chrome if they choose? (I'm a student and have no idea what working at a big corp/for the government is like)
    - trotsky 15y ago
      Nope - they don't have an administrator account and installing unsupported software isn't allowed. You can't really manage or secure a sizable number of seats without those rules.
      - artursapek 15y ago
        That makes sense. I wonder why this thread got downvoted
- drivebyacct2 15y ago
  I think it's more the point that places where IE has remained due to policy, may be coming around to realize that the security and performance of Chrome is worth the lessened ability to control every aspect of their users' browsing experience. If the State Department is comfortable with their employees using Chrome, why not [insert random business/organization still clinging to IE out of tradition/"security"].
  - politician 15y ago
    Shouldn't that be "perceived lessened ability"? Honest question: doesn't Chrome interop with Windows group policy settings?

homosaur 15y ago

Great step forward for whom? Is it meaningful at all that the US State Dept is letting people use Chrome now? Is this going to push adoption of modern browsers in other circumstances? Remember, the State Dept has a massive group of people that are working and monitoring social media and the like, so their people were probably clamoring extra loud for this.

w1ntermute 15y ago
> Remember, the State Dept has a massive group of people that are working and monitoring social media and the like, so their people were probably clamoring extra loud for this. Every company probably has people clamoring for modern browsers. Don't sites like Facebook and Gmail no longer function under older versions of IE? Those versions are particularly prevalent at megacorps.
- artursapek 15y ago
  Wait - these people aren't allowed to just install Chrome if they choose? (I'm a student and have no idea what working at a big corp/for the government is like)
  - trotsky 15y ago
    Nope - they don't have an administrator account and installing unsupported software isn't allowed. You can't really manage or secure a sizable number of seats without those rules.
    - artursapek 15y ago
      That makes sense. I wonder why this thread got downvoted
drivebyacct2 15y ago
I think it's more the point that places where IE has remained due to policy, may be coming around to realize that the security and performance of Chrome is worth the lessened ability to control every aspect of their users' browsing experience. If the State Department is comfortable with their employees using Chrome, why not [insert random business/organization still clinging to IE out of tradition/"security"].
- politician 15y ago
  Shouldn't that be "perceived lessened ability"? Honest question: doesn't Chrome interop with Windows group policy settings?