Canaries were once used as an early warning system in coal mines since they had a much lower tolerance of toxic gases like carbon monoxide. A dead canary meant to "get the hell out" as soon as possible.
What is the current stability state of extension syncing? And is anyone working on a third party or self hosted sync platform? I don't really want or need my extension data or private bookmarks stored on Google's servers.
I don't know why this got down-voted. It's mere speculation. If you know something about Google's software development practices that I don't, please chime in.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 27.8 ms ] threadI wonder why "Canary", though...?
Maybe this symbolizes a shift away from waterfall software development.
The app tabs simply do not compare.