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> Their browser engine is hard to compete with because it is very good, their web standards are hard to compete with because they are largely appropriate. Can
by Zambyte 2y ago
> Their browser engine is hard to compete with because it is very good, their web standards are hard to compete with because they are largely appropriate.
Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say "good" and "appropriate"? Good for whom? Appropriate why?
- Terr_ 2y agoNot OP, but the subtext I got was that Google--as a browser vendor--doesn't usually push features/standards so obviously broken/harmful that the rest of the ecosystem rebels.
- Zambyte 2y agoNot usually, but here is one fairly recent and high profile counter example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity
- JimDabell 2y agoThey’ve done this repeatedly – WebUSB, Web Bluetooth, WebMIDI, and AMP, off the top of my head. Time and time again, Google have pushed a spec that both Mozilla and Apple reject on privacy or security grounds.
- marcosdumay 2y agoI agree it looks like what the OP is saying. And I do agree with the siblings, in that it's completely wrong. You could have said the same about IE during most of the time it lead, with the exact same rationale.