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They never split from Chrome. Chrome forked WebKit into Blink because Apple's wasn't merging Google's patches

• jolux 6y ago
  Not sure why you're getting downvoted but this is correct. KHTML -> WebKit -> Blink.
  • silly-silly 6y ago
    He's getting downvoted because people misunderstand what he means. Real debugging requires the xcode tools , not the built in 'web developer' garbage.
  • runarberg 6y ago
    And now we only can only hope for the next iteration to take over: KHTML → WebKit → Blink → Edge
    • Cthulhu_ 6y ago
      Unlikely, given how Edge just migrated to Blink itself.
      • latexr 6y ago
        I think the point your parent comment is making is that Microsoft may break away from Blink just like Google broke away from Webkit.
• om2 6y ago
  There were many reasons for the split, but as far as I know this was not one of them. There was no patch backlog, and there were many reviewers on the Chrome team. I think it was a combo of desire for control and debates over various architectural approaches.