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Google Chrome Extensions Are Now Available

Posted by kdawson on from the bloat-your-own dept.

kai_hiwatari writes "The Google Chrome Extensions site is now open for Windows and Linux users — but not yet for Mac — and contains around 300 extensions. AdBlock is not yet available, however. (The closest thing to it is Adsweep, but right now it seems to be broken. Who wants to take this on?) Does the availability of extensions put Chrome at risk of becoming bloated, like many complain about with Firefox?"

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  1. Re:Take on AdBlock? by peterwayner · · Score: 1, Troll

    Really? It's hard enough to force people in my town not to steal or murder, some do it every day. But that doesn't mean that the police give up.

    Okay, perhaps the business model can tolerate a small amount of free riding, but the long term consequence of your point of view seems to be that all ad supported content will either disappear entirely or run to hide behind a paywall.

    Is that what you want? If so, go write an ad blocker. I just want to point out that it's a very political act that has consequences for more than just the author. It will erode a very useful business model that's spread knowledge widely with few barriers.