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> What happens? What happens if you do that without enough market share is that the browser gets detected and banned/redirected with a message about it being h
by kbenson 7y ago
> What happens?
What happens if you do that without enough market share is that the browser gets detected and banned/redirected with a message about it being hostile to the people making the content. To some degree, they would be correct.
If chrome, Firefox and Safari all did that all at once, many web properties would go under before the dust settled. It would probably cause a recession with how many people it affected, if not an outright depression, as it reverberated throughout the economy.
There's a reason some things happen slowly, and why puahback against the better future isn't always a bad thing. Too much change all at once is far more destructive overall than if spread out over time (for the exact same reason having two cars need major repairs the same month can put a family in dire straits).
- donohoe 7y agoAll very good points and you could have a detailed discussion on many of them. I still think that this is a situation where the bandaid/knife needs to be pulled off quickly. Chrome will never go that path voluntarily but you could push Safari and Firefox to do so (unlikely). I've worked with publishers big and small and I know where this would hurt the most with smaller sites shuttering. That said, after working in advertising for over a decade its clear to me that it is manipulative, abused, and ultimately harmful and directly/indirectly funding several hateful voices that have influence on the world.
- bryan_w 7y agoDon't forget that it would also make bezos even richer as amazon.com is the only place people know off the top of their heads to buy anything