I agree, Chrome shouldn't allow external application to automatically install extensions. There are few (none outside of the business/enterprise area?) cases wh

I agree, Chrome shouldn't allow external application to automatically install extensions. There are few (none outside of the business/enterprise area?) cases where it's done for a good reason, and a lot of cases where it's done to install some adware/spyware. If I'm reading the article right, they'll also disable any extension that the user manually installed from a local .crx. I don't agree with this, just add a warning and allow it. To me, it feels like some sort of DRM. It doesn't help that developers have to pay a $5 fee to publish extensions in the Chrome Web Store. It's small, but not everyone is willing to/can pay it.