Comment by wrsh07

3 days ago

This is funny to me. I don't really trust Google's incentives in general, but unlike all of the social networks, Google benefits from a more open internet.

Sure, this has gotten worse over time (if Reddit is closed, goog can pay for access), but they've been a reasonable steward of the web. Chrome is good. I use it intentionally. (Generally, my devices do not come with it installed and I choose to install it)

There are lots of reasonable pieces of anti competitive behavior that we should be punishing. This one will make the internet worse for consumers

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illiac786  3 days ago

I think websites only working with chromium browsers is not making the internet better and is definitely not a more open internet.

I’m not saying they are the worse monopolists out there though, just that I find the logic of splitting chrome sound, in the interest of a more open internet.

  • wrsh07  2 days ago

    I don't really understand this

    Safari works fine?? It's web kit based and is better for both memory usage and battery life iiuc

    I almost exclusively use it on my phone. I also use it on my laptop (I have chrome FF and safari but primary use safari and chrome because I prefer them)

    This seems to be working as intended. Apple makes a great browser that runs great on their devices and is beautifully designed. Chrome works everywhere (that is important to Google!)

    We have choices!

    • illiac786  2 days ago

      Try to use safari with SAP software, for example.

      Safari is amazingly fast and energy efficient, but I really really like the total cookie protection feature of Firefox. It’s unique to Firefox and I wish it would become the standard.