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Of course, it is after all the number one desktop platform, regardless of several "Year of desktop on" attempts.

Also Chrome installs on the user $HOME, thus avoiding some of the security mechanisms that would be place, if Google would do it properly.




Chrome has installed the Program Files like a "good" application for a while now. It did used to install to AppData\Local which was "bad" as yes it did skirt around some security things at the time.




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