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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by la64710 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @10:57AM (#32166655)
- require the most important software (e.g. web browsers) to be installed by default when installing an operating system

How is chromebook going to exist without a chrome browser? Sometimes I wonder if the people making the laws have any knowledge of the technology landscape?

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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by rpadovani on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @10:59AM (#32166688)
Why is a Chrome browser specifically required?

Let's have a popup that asks which browser you want to use. I am certain that Google is more than capable to create websites that work with any browser.

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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by la64710 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:35PM (#32171032)
I am sure the ChromeOS user interface is the Chrome browser and the integration is at a much deeper level than just a pretty window or pop up. Integrating all other browsers at that level to the ChromeOS will be either extremely difficult or impossible IMHO.
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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by dodobirdlord on Thursday July 21, 2022 @01:53AM (#32176213)
If push comes to shove, I imagine Google will just not sell chromebooks in the EU.
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