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It's pretty plain to see how such aggregate usage data would lead to a better product for everyone. No, it is not. Especially not for something such as a brows
by tjoff 9y ago
It's pretty plain to see how such aggregate usage data would lead to a better product for everyone.
No, it is not. Especially not for something such as a browser which is mostly transparent to the content.
- eli 9y agoBrowser performance is very closely tied to specifics of the content. That's why optimizing for e.g. JS benchmarks doesn't always result in a browser that feels any faster.
- tjoff 9y agoI can't think of a statement more vague than that. Or why any external data would be needed at all, let alone why the opt-in data would not be sufficient?
- sp332 9y agoHere's an example from Google. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8495939 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8495939