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Comment by kstrauser

7 hours ago

Me too. Right now Safari is damming that river of awfulness because no one wants to break their site for iPhone users. So many of the new Chrome "features" sound like end-user nightmares that I want no part of, like:

Chrome: Our new feature lets websites write files directly to your desktop without user intervention!

Users: Yay, I can get daily newsletters right where I want them!

Safari: That's a terrible idea. Now any website can write ads or malware to your desktop.

Users: Why is Safari so outdated? Chrome's had this new feature for a week now!

a week later

Users: Why is my desktop filled with ads?

Chrome: It's a mystery unto the ages! Hey, did I tell you about our new API for allowing advertisers to watch you while you sleep?

Users: LOL, Safari is so far behind that they'll probably never even implement this.