Self-hosted CRX installs are not on an even footing as Google-hosted CRX installs, and CRX-less installs are not fully supported by Chrome.
What is needed, however, is a unified storage quota and permissions api completely distinct from the Chrome Web Store and its branding. In the interest of the open web, and given the commercial forces at play, this responsibility cannot be relegated to the Chrome Web Store.
What is needed, however, is a unified storage quota and permissions api completely distinct from the Chrome Web Store and its branding. In the interest of the open web, and given the commercial forces at play, this responsibility cannot be relegated to the Chrome Web Store.