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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by sstangl on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @09:34AM (#20039935)
In the beginning, Chrome was bundled with Flash, and Flash was ubiquitous.

When you installed or upgraded Flash, unless you checked a checkbox, Chrome would be installed.

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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by chasd00 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @09:58AM (#20040213)
Funny how all it took was Steve Jobs saying "no Flash on the IPhone, it sucks" and that was the end of Flash. Thank God.
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Re:Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rivals Complain by Krasnol on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @11:39AM (#20041446)
I wouldn't cheer some influential millionaire who decide it's time to kill some technology too loud. It may become a habit.
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