His email address is more by Gregg Keizer on. Follow Gregg on Twitter at on Google+ or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed. Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Google added a Metro version of Chrome to the rougher 'dev' channel in mid-June.Īlthough a fully-sandboxed Flash Player plug-in is yet not included in Chrome on OS X, Schuh said that the team 'hope to ship it soon.' 'Because PPAPI doesn't let the OS bleed through, it's the only way to use all Flash features on any site in Windows 8 Metro mode,' Schuh wrote, referring to the tile-based environment that, along with a traditional desktop, comprises Windows 8. The port of Flash to PPAPI will reduce Flash crashes by 20%, and prepares Chrome for its debut on Windows 8, the upgrade Microsoft plans to start selling Oct. Schuh claimed that Chrome is run by about 100 million Windows XP users.Īccording to Web analytics company Net Applications, Windows XP powered 46.6% of all Windows PCs that went online in July, a slightly larger share than the quickly-gaining Windows 7. ' critical given the absence of OS support for security features like ASLR and integrity levels ,' Schuh said.

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