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> Also small browsers, that are all chromium based Why is that a problem? Implementing a browser from scratch is an insanely complicated task (bloody Microsoft
by sofixa 3y ago
> Also small browsers, that are all chromium based
Why is that a problem? Implementing a browser from scratch is an insanely complicated task (bloody Microsoft abandoned it!), and Chromium is kind of the gold standard. It's unrealistic to expect anyone to develop a new browser entirely from scratch.
- CalRobert 3y agoBecause it gives companies with resources to direct the development of chromium de facto power to control web standards. Also, what makes chromium the gold standard compared to, say, Firefox?
- JimDabell 3y agoBlink has overwhelming power over the web by this point. People are already mistaking Blink-only APIs for web standards and complaining that other browsers aren’t implementing them. We’re on the cusp of the bad old days of a browser monopoly and Safari is the only real hedge against it. Even Mozilla doesn’t care about Firefox any more.
- ghusto 3y agoWhy do you say Mozilla doesn't care about Firefox any more?