Google Toolbar begins its march into the sunset, drops Firefox support
There was a time when browser toolbars were actually kind of handy — especially the Google Toolbar. By providing access to features most browsers didn’t offer by default — like auto-translation, cloud bookmark and history storage, and beefed up search functionality.
In 2011, however, we’re living in a much different web reality. Browsers and web technology are evolving at an ever-quickening pace, and many of the innovations that we once bolted on to our browsers via add-ons are now built right in. Publicly, at least, that’s the reason Google has cited for its decision to kill off the Google Toolbar for Firefox 5+.
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In 2011, however, we’re living in a much different web reality. Browsers and web technology are evolving at an ever-quickening pace, and many of the innovations that we once bolted on to our browsers via add-ons are now built right in. Publicly, at least, that’s the reason Google has cited for its decision to kill off the Google Toolbar for Firefox 5+.
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