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Re:Firefox 72.0 by flukus on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @07:30PM (#21986926)
It seems like even adding it as a feature was a terrible idea, it's an example of how users needs are no longer the driving force behind web browsers. Was it supposed to replace RSS or something?
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Re:Firefox 72.0 by IfOnlyYouKnew on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:20AM (#21991149)
The purpose of this, and many other newer web APIs like webusb, is to achieve parity with native applications.

There defining competition these days is between websites and iOS/Android apps, and Google’s future depends on the web not losing.

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