Office for Mac 2008 just asked me whether I wanted to update. However, on continuing with the update, a Window popped up saying that I needed to close Chrome before the update could continue. I find this rather suspicious, since Office should not need to go anywhere near Chrome.

Any idea why there might be a legitimate reason for this, or alternatively, just what is Microsoft trying to sneak on to my computer?

I did look at the download details on Microsoft's website, but aside from the general guff about closing all open applications, it doesn't mention anything about Chrome or any browser plugins.

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Because Office 2008 also updates Silverlight, this is totally safe, yet very uncomfortable; as usual, when it comes to Microsoft :-)

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Ah, that would explain it! I was racking my brains trying to think of any Microsoft software that I had, apart from Office... – Chinmay Kanchi Feb 4 '11 at 0:30
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