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Re:All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of thei... by jopsen on Thursday May 01, 2025 @11:34AM (#43859098)
A lot of the complexity stems from backwards compatibility.

Also I seriously doubt there is any conspiracy here!

(opinions are my own)

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Re:All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of thei... by citrin_ru on Thursday May 01, 2025 @12:54PM (#43860277)
It is not necessary a conspiracy. It's just google had (and still has) no incentives to keep web ecosistem simple and accessible to browser developers, while making it harder perfectly aligns with google's interests.
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