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Re:Google Removes http:// from Chrome by loup-vaillant on Sunday April 18, 2010 @02:37PM (#1275234)
Omitting the http prefix breaks the links (makes them relative) in some contexts, like some blog comments.

I think people should learn about the http prefix anyway. Even our grandmas. To do that, the best we can do is to let it appear in the url bar.

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Re:Google Removes http:// from Chrome by stanleydrew on Sunday April 18, 2010 @03:37PM (#1275345)
But we're not talking about removing http:// from actual urls, just from the display in the address bar. I guess you're saying that seeing it in the address bar highlights that it's an important part of an actual url, which is useful for education?
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Re:Google Removes http:// from Chrome by loup-vaillant on Sunday April 18, 2010 @05:29PM (#1275539)
I do. At least, when untrained people consistently see this prefix, they will be less surprised when they actually have to use it (like when copy-pasting). Or they could ask what this gibberish actually mean.
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