Google trolled Microsoft’s Windows Store, and it didn’t take long to get a reaction

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  • Posted on December 19, 2017
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Earlier today, Google published a Chrome app in the Windows Store. At face value, that's a big win for Microsoft: the Windows Store doesn't have the, ahem, greatest choice of apps, so Google taking the time to make a Windows Store-compliant Chrome app would be a pat on the back for Microsoft.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be an elaborate troll from Google. The Windows Store Chrome app just gave users a download link to the standard Chrome download page, rather than a bespoke app.

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