Google has decided once and for all to cease supporting all Netscape style plug-ins in its Chrome browser. Initially slated for execution by the end of 2014, Google gave the older plug-ins a brief delay-of-the-inevitable, but recently finalized its plans, sharing its timetable of destruction. Some users cry foul — especially those in favor of Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin — a popular old-style browser extension.

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