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In what way would that enforce standards?
by squigz 2y ago
In what way would that enforce standards?
- lukan 2y agoWell, the same way google can enforce their standards via chrome. (I did not say it is a realistic goal for a theoretical comitee)
- echoangle 2y agoSo not at all? Shipping something in chrome isn’t enforcing a standard in my opinion. Enforcing a standard would be a regulatory thing, like having to use USB-C in certain situations.
- lukan 2y agoChrome is in a monopol position. If they decide to ship a new feature .. then all the other browsers need to implement it as well, or their users assume their browser is broken.
- squigz 2y agoOkay but that's still not the same as enforcing a standard, in any way... You're suggesting the W3C should simply roll a "reference browser" that supplants Chrome so they can force standards on users themselves. That really doesn't seem like a great way to do it.
- victorbjorklund 2y agoThe only reason Chrome can do that is because it has a huge chunk of the market. It does not work for a browser with no users.