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If anything this article understates how ubiquitous Chrome is. Tons of Android apps use Webview, which is Chrome in disguise. That said, it also overstates the
by decimalenough 2y ago
If anything this article understates how ubiquitous Chrome is. Tons of Android apps use Webview, which is Chrome in disguise.
That said, it also overstates the importance of Google's particular flavor of Chrome. Chromium is open-source and other Chromium-based browsers do not need to comply with Google's DRM etc.
- esperent 2y agoI wonder how that will work out in practice with regards to Manifest V3? Are Chromium based browsers free to stay with V2?
- xnx 2y ago> Are Chromium based browsers free to stay with V2? Yes, for the cost of keeping V2 working as the main branch continues to update without it.
- 7bit 2y agoOverstates? Chrome removed manifest v2. It's also missing from Chromium, which means that many other browsers now have to decide to maintain that version manually, or remove it. It is being removed from Edge, a big competitor, just because maintaining it is too much work. Removing V2 and adding V3 does a lot of damage to the users, in favor of adding power to Google's Ad services. So yeah, no, nothing is overstated here.
- pjmlp 2y agoJust like Electron is Chrome in disguise, but lets keep shipping those.
- nunez 2y agoChromium is open source, but I believe Google is its biggest contributor.