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They might appose it, but if it ships in Chrome and starts being actively used they will also implement it, just like CDM.

At the end of the day, users will just see that a website works in Chrome and not in Firefox. Firefox will decide that there is no point in apposing it if there is a real cost in potential market-share.

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> At the end of the day, users will just see that a website works in Chrome and not in Firefox. Firefox will decide that there is no point in apposing it if there is a real cost in potential market-share.

Remind me, how has that strategy worked out for their market share? Perhaps the market for I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Chrome isn't actually that big since those users don't have a problem with just using Chrome.

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