Among the sticking points has been Chrome's automatic updating mechanism, which some decried for force-feeding unwanted changes, or for delivering those changes at speeds too quickly for customers to absorb. Since its debut, it has gradually convinced first individuals and then enterprises that it is the best replacement for Microsoft's once-leading Internet Explorer.ĭespite its popularity, Google's browser has not been without its critics. (If you haven't actually installed Chrome yet, you can download it for free from Google here.) Chrome updates itself in the background - and has done so since it debuted nearly nine years ago - which is why it's been one of the world's most popular browsers for more than a year now.
