Chrome has not lasted long in the Microsoft Store: from Redmond they withdraw it for violating company rules
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"Yesterday we discussed how Google had dared to launch Chrome for Windows 10 users. An application, or less said, its installer, which could already be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. In reality it was a bridge to the Chrome web page, since it was an application that, as an intermediary, allowed Chrome to be downloaded and installed and thus avoid the regulations of the Redmond application store. "
And Google's trick didn't last long, because Microsoft saw that there was a cat locked up in this application and because it didn't comply with the regulations, they decided to withdraw it just a few hours after it was published.
"From Microsoft they have confirmed the removal and attribute this decision to what was already known: the installer published by Google to download Chrome violates the policies of the Microsoft Storeand therefore has no place in the app store. they have proceeded to withdraw it and have invited Google to create a version of Chrome designed for the Microsoft Store that respects the store&39;s policies”."
To defend the decision adopted, from the Redmond company they are based on one of the standards of the Microsoft Store It is about the rule 10.2.1 referring to the security of Microsoft Store policies. Applications that make use of web browsing are required to use the HTML and Javascript engines accepted by the Windows platform, while Google's Chrome browser uses its own Blink rendering engine.
Google Chrome can no longer be downloaded
And it is that in addition to putting the security of the equipment at risk, downloading the installer could be misleading On the page, We already saw it yesterday, they warned that it was not compatible with Windows 10 S and recommended "using Windows 10 Pro". This did not, however, prevent Windows 10 S users from downloading the installer and then realizing that they could not install Chrome on their computers .
Therefore, it remains to be seen if after this wake-up call, Google will end up giving in and will end up adapting Chrome to the EdgeHTML engine, the one used by other applications within the Windows environment. And you should do it if you want to compete in rival territory, the same thing they do from Redmond within Google Play with their own applications.Google has no choice but to adapt Chrome or create a special version that adheres to and respects the policies of the Microsoft Store.
Source | The Verge In Xataka Windows | Google does not want to lose the battle of the browsers and publishes Google Chrome in the Microsoft Store
