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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by itake on Monday November 18, 2024 @06:48PM (#42178554)
2) consumers cannot use products like Safari as their exclusive web browser. The web has decided that Chrome is the only browser worth supporting and the world needs to keep Chrome at-the-ready for when the alternative browser eventually breaks.

For example, Chrome has replaced IE as the corporate browser, due to the integrations with Workspace accounts and Authentication mechanisms. In order to use the fingerID on my/employer's macbook pro, I have to give my employer root/sync access to Google Chrome.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by hilbert42 on Monday November 18, 2024 @07:19PM (#42178806)
"The web has decided that Chrome is the only browser worth supporting…"

That only tells me that governments can no longer leave technical aspects of the internet (standards/APIs, etc.) to market forces. There are many historical precedents for such action such as flight/aircraft, RF spectrum management, road and maritime regulations, health/food standards, etc. There's a myriad of them.

Regulations would enforce interoperability and uniformity. To say this would stifle innovation is nonsense, it would be like saying that road rules and maritime law have stifled the development of motor vehicles and shipbuilding.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by tssva on Monday November 18, 2024 @07:43PM (#42178974)
I use Safari as my exclusive web browser without issue.
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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by chgs on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @03:08AM (#42181008)
I use Firefox, same result.
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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by kaba0 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @04:48AM (#42181656)
Try using a miro board. Unfortunately many sites have started breaking under Firefox, and it's a shame that web devs don't test under the 3 remaining browser, at least on a surface-level, before release.

It's not like supporting a completely different OS..

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by muffwiggler on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:50AM (#42180919)
> For example, Chrome has replaced IE as the corporate browser

Strange, thought it was Edge, as it integrates with MS products much better. Must be an US thing then.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by defrost on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:55AM (#42180945)
Edge is a custom Chrome, much as Opera is custom Chrome, much as ..

Although Edge is Chrome plus OS search & telemetry integration so there's extra over and above just browsing.

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