Re:Chrome breaks the Web
by walterstucco on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @05:03AM
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> They also can't opt-in to adblock or noscript or me choosing to run Netscape version 4.
This is a gross oversimplifcation
They also cannot opt-in if you don't have electricity in your house or don't own a computer
DOH!
This is not a real argument
A real argument is obsolescence
Of course there's a point when older versions are not supported anymore
Here we are talking about future versions breaking compatibility, without a shared consent, without a deprecation roadmap, that need to be supported, in a Chrome specific way, making Chrome the new IE for no real benefits to the user and a vendor lock-in by Google
When they users will try a different browser, for whatever reason, they will experience a different web, that for the majority of them being non techy will look like a broken web
This is a gross oversimplifcation
They also cannot opt-in if you don't have electricity in your house or don't own a computer
DOH!
This is not a real argument
A real argument is obsolescence
Of course there's a point when older versions are not supported anymore
Here we are talking about future versions breaking compatibility, without a shared consent, without a deprecation roadmap, that need to be supported, in a Chrome specific way, making Chrome the new IE for no real benefits to the user and a vendor lock-in by Google
When they users will try a different browser, for whatever reason, they will experience a different web, that for the majority of them being non techy will look like a broken web