Google Updates Chrome so Plugins Will Work Better | Linux Today

Google Updates Chrome so Plugins Will Work Better

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Sean Michael Kerner
Oct 18, 2008

“The big thing for me though is really one bug that is fixed
dealing with plugins. Google notes that in the new update Chrome
runs plugins at a normal priority so that they do not cause the
browser to become unresponsive. That’s a huge thing. In my
experience with Chrome thus far it is typically a plugin (often
Flash) that becomes unresponsive crashing the browser.”


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