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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by azangru on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @08:37AM (#48021656)
> Why use a browser from Google or Microsoft in 2026? Why in the world?

There are only three major browser rendering engines. One is Gecko, by Mozilla. One is Webkit, currently tended to by Apple. And one is Blink, which is Google/Microsoft. Of those, Blink is the most featureful. That's why.

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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by mr_toad on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @09:51PM (#48031191)
> Blink is the most featureful

It’s not a waste of bandwidth and disk space, it’s a feature!

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