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If memory serves, they removed the user agent because one of the Google properties was serving it substandard HTML/JS even though they use the Chromium engine.
by starik36 5y ago
If memory serves, they removed the user agent because one of the Google properties was serving it substandard HTML/JS even though they use the Chromium engine.
- fifilura 5y agoYes that is likely the case. All browsers wants to use a unique user agent. It is the only way to prove market share => $$$. But it is ridiculously difficult to modify it without breaking sites. Take a look at your own user agent. It is likely it identifies itself as gecko/mozilla/chrome/safari/IE/KHTML all in one.
- rasz 5y agoThink about it for a second. They removed the very most important metric for a product selling content leads and placement (search bar default bookmarks, placement on the start page) because _one_ website had a bug?
- starik36 5y agoThey removed it because they claimed Google was sending substandard markup on purpose.