Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
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Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#2What does this mean for the Outlook "App"?
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#3I feel like chrome apps were actually ahead of their time and very much better than embedding a full browser per app with electron.
Of course, they were not perfect but IHMO made much more sense than what we have today, at least on a technical standpoint and could have evolved into something truly great.
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#4What does this mean for the Outlook "App"?
I imagine the functionality will be passed back to a browser tab. Most Chrome apps were basically just that.
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#5What does this mean for the Outlook "App"?
Outlook is a PWA now I believe
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#6Is this just a marketing move? Why is Google doing this? I also wonder how will this affect Chrome's market share. I think a lot of people appreciated the apps, especially the adblockers.
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#7Is this just a marketing move? Why is Google doing this? I also wonder how will this affect Chrome's market share. I think a lot of people appreciated the apps, especially the adblockers.
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Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#8Is this just a marketing move? Why is Google doing this? I also wonder how will this affect Chrome's market share. I think a lot of people appreciated the apps, especially the adblockers.
Google kills Chrome Apps, not Chrome extensions.
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#9I feel like chrome apps were actually ahead of their time and very much better than embedding a full browser per app with electron. Of course, they were not perfect but IHMO made much more sense than what we have today, at least on a technical standpoint and could have evolved into something truly great.
> I feel like chrome apps were actually ahead of their time and very much better than embedding a full browser per app with electron.
> Of course, they were not perfect but IHMO made much more sense than what we have today, at least on a technical standpoint and could have evolved into something truly great.
Killing Chrome Apps isn't about abandoning what they enabled, it's about moving it from Chrome App-specific capabilities to web platform capabilities.
Re: Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used
#10Note that Chrome Apps != Progressive Web Apps, which you can still install on desktop Chrome and the new Edge and hopefully will gain more traction.