I don't know if I did something to change it or not, but I lost the homepage that I had set up just how I wanted it. Now, it seems, Chrome is asking for a one time $5 charge for apps under the guise that it is for verification of usage and working against fraudulent behavior.
Perhaps it is so some hacker doesn't set up a macro to create an extraordinary amount of "free" accounts. This would bog down the system. I can afford the $5. I just don't like the idea of paying for something that was previously free. Also, I have 3 Google accounts, my personal one, my district one and my Stritch one. That makes it $15 if I want to set them all up the way I want.
Any thoughts or similar experiences?
Bill you are so funny.....I don't know anything about Chrome. I think we use it on the downstairs computer, but I'm not familiar with it. I don't know why there would be a cost. That seems odd!Let me know how this all turns out for you. LOL
ReplyDeleteI don't use Chrome as my primary browser but I have it installed. What do you get for your $5? The CAPTCHA when creating Google accounts is to stop hackers from making bunches of false accounts. Why would Chrome charge you for something that every other web browser lets you do for free? I know that Chrome has these "apps" for your browser and I would expect some of those to cost money, but just charging you $5 to set your homepage?!? Something's not right here.
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