That is 75% of the browser market, so Google could in theory define their standards and not care about other browsers.
The Ad-friendliness of Googles implementation of Manifest V3 is a clear example of how Google uses their influence.
Somehow the standards commission should have more to say about the process and implementations, i just don't see how.
And it all started out so nice.
https://www.w3.org/community/webextensions/2021/06/04/formin...
road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- I now only have one website I need to use that only works in Chrome.
- Devs seems to start to care
- LibreWolf is starting to give Mozilla a run for its money
- I'm optimistic that we will see some break through, sooner or later, where Chrome will be punished as hard as IE was: fines, regulations and a browser choice dialog for starters (but please folks, it can happen a lot faster if it it isn't just "that one weird loon", so do contact your local authorities and do complain about how Chrome has destroyed a thriving ecosystem. And if you work in Google, do ask tough questions.)
If it wasn't for Safari, most Webdevs could update their CV as ChromeOS developer.
which is how a browser dies - when sites and apps stop checking whether they are complying with web standards using more than a single reference browser.
Hopefully, chrome becomes like the IE of old, and a new "chrome" comes along to rescue the web.
The alternative is not "unity", it's Google dictating standards that only ostensibly help them and their ad business.