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I like Chrome, I don't like being pushed to use Chrome because I use Safari due to its performance, low battery impact and iOS-macOS integration. The bad parts
by mrtksn 4y ago
I like Chrome, I don't like being pushed to use Chrome because I use Safari due to its performance, low battery impact and iOS-macOS integration.
The bad parts of IE happened when Microsoft dropped the ball but users had to use it anyway because everything was already made for IE the non-standart way and the developers had to keep making things for IE because everyone used IE. Catch-22.
I don't want make people stop using Chrome, it's a solid browser. I simply want me having the option not use it.
Today Chrome is very good but what happens if Google mismanages it like Microsoft or abuses its position because an MBA looked at it and had an idea? Some already argue that Chrome is not what used to be and Google already does some sketchy things.
I think Its vital to keep our way out intact.
- dtech 4y agoIt's unlikely to happen because the incentives are different. 00's Microsoft stopped IE development when they had a monopoly because they wanted everyone on Windows. The web was a competitor, they tried to stifle it. Google makes all of their money on the web. They want everyone on their browser and for the experience to be as good as possible.
- mrtksn 4y agoThere are plenty of articles and reports on the loss of effectiveness of the Google Search and the dying of the self hosted content. There’s also a lot of attempts to transform the web into something else because it has become horrible. I would not say that Google’s incentives are aligned with the rest of the participants. Google may very well take defensive actions against anything that challenges the status quo.
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