There will only be one place for Windows-based Chrome browser extensions to be stored in 2014, as Google is about to require all such extensions be hosted on the Chrome Web Store.
This isn't another Google-Microsoft app tiff. Malicious extensions are the reason developers are being forced to migrate all of their extensions to Google's internal servers starting in January.
You shouldn't see a difference
Chrome users shouldn't see much of a change despite the sweeping new security efforts announced today.
"There will be no impact to your users, who will still be able to use your extension as if nothing changed," Kay advised developers.
He also mentioned that developers who want to keep extensions hidden from the Web Store can do so, in case they're used internally in a work group and shouldn't be shared with the public.
The only difference end-users will see is if developers don't migrate over to being hosted on the Chrome Web Store right away.
"If your extensions are currently hosted outside the Chrome Web Store you should migrate them as soon as possible," he warned before segueing into the overall goal of this trade-off.
"Protecting our users is a key priority, and we believe this change will help those whose browser has been compromised by unwanted extensions."
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