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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by vord1080 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @06:23AM (#28976545)
For what technical reason would it be a proprietary blob? The Firefox frontend has been html/xul/css/js forever. Pocket would be implemented the same. I can't see why it would need to be a binary.
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Re:Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web i... by dralley on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:16PM (#28979289)
Pocket was an acquisition, not something they had written themselves.
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