The fact that Firefox is standing up to Google and their crippling of WebRequest is a good thing, for users at least.
The alternative is not "unity", it's Google dictating standards that only ostensibly help them and their ad business.
The alternative is not "unity", it's Google dictating standards that only ostensibly help them and their ad business.
That is 75% of the browser market, so Google could in theory define their standards and not care about other browsers.
The Ad-friendliness of Googles implementation of Manifest V3 is a clear example of how Google uses their influence.
Somehow the standards commission should have more to say about the process and implementations, i just don't see how.
And it all started out so nice.
https://www.w3.org/community/webextensions/2021/06/04/formin...
road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- I now only have one website I need to use that only works in Chrome.
- Devs seems to start to care
- LibreWolf is starting to give Mozilla a run for its money
- I'm optimistic that we will see some break through, sooner or later, where Chrome will be punished as hard as IE was: fines, regulations and a browser choice dialog for starters (but please folks, it can happen a lot faster if it it isn't just "that one weird loon", so do contact your local authorities and do complain about how Chrome has destroyed a thriving ecosystem. And if you work in Google, do ask tough questions.)
If it wasn't for Safari, most Webdevs could update their CV as ChromeOS developer.
which is how a browser dies - when sites and apps stop checking whether they are complying with web standards using more than a single reference browser.
Hopefully, chrome becomes like the IE of old, and a new "chrome" comes along to rescue the web.