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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by Zambyte on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @12:01PM (#40719351)
> Their browser engine is hard to compete with because it is very good, their web standards are hard to compete with because they are largely appropriate.

Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say "good" and "appropriate"? Good for whom? Appropriate why?

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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by Terr_ on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @01:05PM (#40719953)
Not OP, but the subtext I got was that Google--as a browser vendor--doesn't usually push features/standards so obviously broken/harmful that the rest of the ecosystem rebels.
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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by JimDabell on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @02:09PM (#40720527)
They’ve done this repeatedly – WebUSB, Web Bluetooth, WebMIDI, and AMP, off the top of my head. Time and time again, Google have pushed a spec that both Mozilla and Apple reject on privacy or security grounds.
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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by Zambyte on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @01:40PM (#40720259)
Not usually, but here is one fairly recent and high profile counter example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity
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Re:The Public Interest Internet, by Robin Berjon by marcosdumay on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @02:52PM (#40720871)
I agree it looks like what the OP is saying. And I do agree with the siblings, in that it's completely wrong.

You could have said the same about IE during most of the time it lead, with the exact same rationale.

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