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IE6 era's Microsoft had an interest in the web stagnating, while Google doesn't. If anything, they used their position to push forward new things that others wa
by nolok 8y ago
IE6 era's Microsoft had an interest in the web stagnating, while Google doesn't. If anything, they used their position to push forward new things that others wanted to slow down.
- fauigerzigerk 8y agoIt appears to me that Google is pushing forward some things while slowing down others. Obviously, Google will never be at the forefront of limiting what advertisers can do. My biggest worry with a Chrome quasi monopoly would be the erosion of browser making competence and financial resources outside of Google. So whenever Google's vested interests clash with what users want, there would be no one left to step up. Chromium would be open source, but only Google employees would know the source well enough to do anything with it. It's a worry. I'm not saying it's the same as with a closed source IE back then.