Google shamed into fixing long-standing Chrome bug

Well, this is promising. Apparently Chrome has an annoying habit of draining laptop batteries when left running. And this issue has been around for years, with no fix in sight. Cut to a few days ago, when Forbes published an article about the problem. Now Google is saying that a fix is on the way.

The upshot? That even the mighty Google can be shamed into fixing things. Okay, folks, let’s all start screaming about the ridiculous lack of a bookmark sidebar in Chrome. Maybe if we make enough noise, that long-requested feature will finally appear.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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