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Chromebook bricked by Google after force-installing a hidden extension

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Chromebook bricked by Google after force installing a hidden extension.

The user's complaint is that the machine has become hot and that the extra load has essentially made it unusable. For an accurate account I refer you to the source material:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43514087

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