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Even if the installer could handle older versions, Google has chosen to not even archive older versions of Chrome and only makes the latest version available.

Even if the installer could handle older versions, Google has chosen to not even archive older versions of Chrome and only makes the latest version available. Third-party sources such as filehippo and others have archived every version of Google Chrome produced since 2009(?) and that's the only option. Google's stance is that they only support the latest version. Needless to say, this policy hasn't been popular with web developers who need to test older versions.

jonknee 14y ago
It would be bizarre if Google provided old versions of Chrome. Chrome tries hard to make you not even notice what version you're running, running a version that is not the latest is against Chrome's ethos. They would have to be special builds too because the first thing it would do is upgrade you to the latest (if your system is supported of course). That would be amusing, but useless. > Google's stance is that they only support the latest version. Needless to say, this policy hasn't been popular with web developers who need to test older versions. It's actually extremely popular with web developers because almost everyone is on the current version. It's awesome.