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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by Mikeb85 on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:53PM (#18974134)
Why should Google, an ad company, not interfere with an ad blocker? No one has to use Chrome and Google doesn't have to allow ad blockers.
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by treypitt on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:58PM (#18974201)
ruthless pursuit of profit risks alienation of its customers? good point though. I'd be shocked if >10% of Chrome users use uBlock Origin, in which case it's probably worth it (for their shareholders). Remember that advertisers are Google's customers, not us
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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by jompe on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @07:11PM (#18974311)
> Remember that advertisers are Google's customers, not us

Exactly, we are the product they are selling

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Re:Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable u... by jszymborski on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:57PM (#18974184)
You do start to wade into anti-trust areas when you start down this track, however...
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