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You might be right, but the next question is fashion. Will the same fonts be used still in 5 years, or (more likely) the new hotness will arrive? Should the bro
by jakub_g 6y ago
You might be right, but the next question is fashion. Will the same fonts be used still in 5 years, or (more likely) the new hotness will arrive? Should the browsers update the list each year? Then some fonts that were available will suddenly be not? Not so great.
Web standards and browser features are generally built for the long term and backward compatibility. I mean, it's not impossible to find a solution, but it's definitely not "let's download some fonts and bundle with the browser, done" kind of problem.
- netheril96 6y agoAt least it is not a problem for Google, since it controls both the most popular browse and most popular web font distribution channels.
- thrower123 6y agoWhen you control 70% of the desktop market share, and you are releasing an evergreen browser that updates weekly, if not more frequently, any argument about not being able to stay on top of changes in the environment become rather silly.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoWe keep root ssl certificates up to date, surely we can handle a few fonts.
- flomo 6y agoMicrosoft's old "core fonts for the web" are still widely in use. (including here on HN.)