I just read this from:
http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-reviews/browse_thread/thread/f31c5d9122edc7ee/da0ca8867567cbed

>From [email protected]:
"Description: Hide profiles behind a command-line switch since the
user-data-dir stuff wouldn't work on Mac.
See bug http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=7987";

So hopefully when the user-data-dir stuff is sorted out for Macs,
profiles will come back!

On Mar 8, 8:18 am, Kirk M <[email protected]> wrote:
> The use of separate profiles isn't really unique to Chrome in that
> Firefox has had the capability for a long time now, just not as
> obvious. The Firefox Profile Manager has to be invoked separately from
> Firefox itself using a command line switch in the Firefox shortcut or
> typing "firefox.exe -profilemanager" into the Windows' "Run" field for
> example.
>
> My point is that using profiles is extremely handy for many users,
> especially where website development, browser pre-release
> troubleshooting and where add-ons (extensions) are concerned. Using
> profiles and a different combinations of extensions you can have
> several instances of the same browser, each tailored for specific
> purposes rather than loading up one browser instance with all the
> extensions you'll ever need for any purpose.
>
> Granted, the majority of users wouldn't care about this sort of thing
> but there are enough users, judging by the widespread use of Firefox
> profiles over the years (I use them extensively), to justify having
> the use of profiles in Chrome, especially if using profiles in Chrome
> is much more convenient than using profiles in Firefox. Chrome is due
> to have the ability to use extensions soon enough and being able to
> easily and conveniently use separate profiles would definitely be a
> benefit and advantage over Firefox.
>
> On Mar 8, 10:10 am, RealWat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have the same question. Why this feature has been disabled? What's
> > the process to approve
> > or remove a feature?
>
> > It looks like a very useful functionality, unique to Chrome.
>
> > Regards,
> > @RealWat
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