The headline is definitely ridiculous link bait. Google doesn't have some big red button somewhere to nuke Chrome browsers. There was a bug which only appeared

The headline is definitely ridiculous link bait. Google doesn't have some big red button somewhere to nuke Chrome browsers. There was a bug which only appeared when there was an unexpected server behaviour. That said, it was bizarre for a bit that Chrome was crashing because Google was down. I was actually considering switching off Chrome until I learned it was only an issue with Sync. Fortunately, Google doesn't make the Sync service mandatory, unlike some game ( and mouse ) manufacturers.