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Chrome and the old Android browser are both based on WebKit. Google will almost certainly make Chrome the default browser for new editions of Android, and will
by loudmax 15y ago
Chrome and the old Android browser are both based on WebKit. Google will almost certainly make Chrome the default browser for new editions of Android, and will likely push for it on IOS and Windows phone.
- gcp 15y agoGiven that IOS is already on WebKit, there's no fragmentation here. WebKit has a monopoly on mobile.
- shmerl 15y agoAnd that's bad, since it promotes bad coding practices. Also, WebKit is far from being uniform, and differs from one flavor to another.
- SquareWheel 15y agoThe license doesn't allow a different browser on iOS unless it uses Apple's Webkit anyway. Opera Mini was a technical exception. Every other browser is Safari, just with a different chrome.
- fpgeek 15y agoUnless you think Google can negotiate exceptions to Apple's and Microsoft's respective store rules (or, more impressively, convince them to change the rules), we're not going to see Chrome for iOS or Windows Phone anytime soon (if ever).