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Google Upgrades Chrome To Beta For OS X, Linux

Posted by timothy on from the browsing-is-what-cows-do dept.

wkurzius writes with this nugget from Mac Rumors: "As anticipated, Google has finally released an official beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. The initial beta version, termed Build 4.0.249.30, requires Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, and is only compatible with Intel-based Macs." And hierofalcon writes with word that Chrome has also been made available as an official Linux Beta.

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  1. Re:Beware Google's penchant for auto-updates... by clone53421 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The complaint is that it is a separate updater process, it runs itself at boot time, and it is difficult to prevent it from doing so.

    Firefox, by comparison, updates itself when it starts up, and periodically checks for updates while you are online.

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