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> If Google introduces something like Dart or NaCl, is willing to support standardization of it and even release a free implementation, but other browser vendor
by azakai 15y ago
> If Google introduces something like Dart or NaCl, is willing to support standardization of it and even release a free implementation, but other browser vendors don't want to integrate it because they don't like it, that's their problem, not Google's. If that means popular apps become "Works best in Chrome," that is a self-inflicted wound.
I completely disagree.
First, if a technology is really bad for the web, are you saying other browsers should still implement it, just to not suffer the situation where popular apps work best in Chrome? That's bad enough as it is, but those popular apps are likely going to be Google properties - google.com, gmail. That means Google can basically force other browsers to adopt technologies as it sees fit, even if they are bad for the web.
Second, the WebKit situation on mobile exactly shows why this is wrong. If one popular browser adds special features and leaves them there indefinitely, in release versions of the browser - as WebKit does with its special CSS properties, and like Chrome does with NaCl and perhaps soon Dart - then people will develop for those features. If that browser then becomes dominant, those features will become a de-facto standard. Given Chrome's incredibly rapid rise, we should not assume it will not become dominant on the desktop, so this should concern us all.
- tomjen3 15y agoYes they may be forced to develop these things and to include them (if by being forced to we mean they would otherwise not having enough users) but I don't see that the browsers should have any say in what is good or not for the web. Browsers should focus on making the best browsers possible.