Is Google Chrome's updater killing Mac performance?
5 Google Chrome might just be thrashing performance on your Mac. And I'm going to explain why, how, and most importantly — what you can do about it. Because… this is a breaking controversy, with some people ready throw Chrome in a burning trash fire and others saying there's no proof, and even talking about it is reckless and shameful. I think talking about it in a fair and upfront, and as reasonable a way as possible is how we get to the truth. Keystoned Loren Brichter on Twitter: So it turns out that Google Chrome was making everything on my computer slow *even when it wasn’t running...
Source: imore.com