Google Chrome Lands On Windows Store As A Download Link


One would have never expected to see Google’s Chrome browser listed in the Windows Store but the popular browser has now been published in the store. However, it’s not an app like many would have been expecting. The listing is just a download link for the Chrome browser. It opens up the Chrome download page so the method of getting Chrome on your Windows 10 PC remains essentially the same as before.

Some Microsoft rivals have made plans to list their apps on the Windows Store. Apple previously confirmed that iTunes will be available for download via the Windows Store. The company has delayed the app’s release but it will eventually be available from the store next year.

Google has gone in a slightly different direction. It has packaged a download link for Chrome and listed it on the Windows Store. The listing opens the Chrome download page. Downloading it opens up the link in the default Windows 10 browser.

This just goes to show that Google isn’t planning on properly distributing its web browser through the Windows Store. A download link for the browser is the extent it’s apparently willing to go in order to put its browser on the Windows Store. That’s about as effective as actually performing an online search for the Chrome browser, since the outcome is the same.

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Facebook Messenger Lite Crosses 100 Million Installs


Facebook’s primary apps have been downloaded countless times despite the fact that they take up a lot of resources on the device and require a lot of data. Facebook released Messenger Lite in October last year. The lightweight app required less data and resources than its full-fledged counterparts. Facebook initially launched the app in emerging markets where it proved to be really useful. The company later expanded it globally and now Facebook Messenger boasts over 100 million installs.

Facebook Messenger Lite app was launched in emerging markets initially and the company later expanded it to most markets across the globe earlier this year. It eventually released the app in the United States and the United Kingdom as well a few months back.

The app had reached the 50 million installs milestone in August this year. Given that it has since been released in all major markets, it’s not surprising to see that the app’s install base has doubled in nearly four months.

The 100 million app installs confirmation comes from the Google Play Store which now mentions the figure in the app’s listing. Do keep in mind that apps that come pre-loaded on phones count towards this number even if they’re never used.

What the figure does not show is the number of times that the app may have been installed from other sources. It’s possible that those who really wanted to use the app would have sideloaded the APK on their devices when Messenger Lite was not officially available in their region.

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