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Re:Browser Extensions Standard by gcp on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:33AM (#14901008)
Chrome currently has the largest amount of extensions, which is an advantage for that browser.

Standardized WebExtensions dilute that, because they allow easy ports to the other browsers.

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Re:Browser Extensions Standard by connorcpu on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @05:36PM (#14905607)
I think the point is more, in what way does google have any power to stop other browsers from implementing this API?
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Re:Browser Extensions Standard by gcp on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @03:34AM (#14908620)
They don't. Unless you want to claim API's are copyrightable, but there are some downsides to that :-)
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