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Re:Android KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to li... by zmmmmm on Friday November 22, 2013 @04:53PM (#6784009)
They would certainly prohibit them "replacing" Chrome with FireFox, but the suggestion that they would stop an OEM shipping an alternative browser on a phone is such a ridiculous piece of FUD it's laughable.
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Re:Android KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to li... by UVStaska on Friday November 22, 2013 @06:14PM (#6784391)
Mmm. I'm sorry, but how is "prohibiting them to replace Chrome with Firefox" compatible with "not stopping OEM shipping alternative browser" ?
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Re:Android KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to li... by notatoad on Friday November 22, 2013 @06:29PM (#6784447)
because "not stopping OEMs from shipping an alternative browser" is what they're doing now, and "prohibiting them to replace chrome with firefox" is the theoretical evil they could technically do if they choose to in the future, not actually happening now, and probably will never happen.

This whole thread is so full of FUD. Google is not blocking firefox. There's a whole bunch of green-named people who have decided to sign up for an account and pretend that google is going to block firefox. There is no evidence that google is even considering this, and no valid arguments as to why google might want to do it. it's bullshit.

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Re:Android KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to li... by unfasten on Friday November 22, 2013 @06:27PM (#6784439)
He's saying they could ship Firefox in addition to Chrome, just not make Firefox the default browser as shipped (user would still be able to change defaults themselves) or ship only Firefox, with no Chrome installed.
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