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Re:Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser by rplnt on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @11:08AM (#43344069)
We did not decide it. Google decided to kill it. In countries where Opera had major share Google ran aggressive and deceptive (something something faster) campaign with billboards, radio and tv ads. Chrome ads were also everywhere on their homepages (google.com, youtube.com). But more nefariously, Google kept blocking features and apps based on the UA agent alone. Add lots of tech demos with their custom extensions.
Re:Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser by masklinn on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @01:35PM (#43345672)
They did that in pretty much every (developed) country not just those where opera has major share.
Re:Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser by rplnt on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @03:58PM (#43347061)
Good point, I missed a word or two there to make it clear I didn't mean it was only there.
Re:Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser by miki123211 on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @02:44PM (#43346402)
Don't forget bundling Chrome with random apps (I remember cCleaner), making it install silently and automatically set itself as default.

I got caught by this as a kid a few times, I was technical enough to know what was going on, and reliant on a screen reader (which Chrome didn't support back then), so it was definitely a memorable annoyance for me, but I guess quite a few people didn't care.