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>colossal harm to society at large Oh please. The native browser on a popular phone not being standards-compliant is not causing colossal harm to literally any

by snet0 5y ago

>colossal harm to society at large Oh please. The native browser on a popular phone not being standards-compliant is not causing colossal harm to literally anything. You may make a compelling argument that it's a bad thing, but to describe it in the way one would describe e.g. the opioid epidemic is just absurd. Get a grip.

rektide 5y ago
it stopped video chat on the web for years, it continues to obstruct open innovation elsewhere & everywhere. if it were the native browser I might agree with your sentiment. it being the only browser engine otoh is a farce, one far far far more vile than the horseshit Microsoft played for a couple years with IE before facing a massive anti-trust action that made them shape up. there is a real harm to society at large from this, & it's a vile act deserving harsh anti-trust response.
- dmitriid 5y ago
  > it stopped video chat on the web for years How? If you refer to WebRTC, here's the timeline: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27970623 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27970623 > it continues to obstruct open innovation elsewhere & everywhere. How about Google? https://twitter.com/johnath/status/1116871231792455686 https://twitter.com/johnath/status/1116871231792455686