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The "standards" which are mainly controlled by Google?

Between the two, i choose chrome any day of the week because that's what allowed web to progress this fast

I don't call that "progress" --- perhaps progress towards a Google monopoly, if you really insist. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Change is Google's weapon. They can churn the standards all they want in order to outrun competitors because only they are big enough to do that. All that "pushing the web forward" BS was merely an euphemism for Google to take control of the Internet with its gigantic army of ADHD-driven developers.



I mean... So far, most things that I consider "standard" have been _fairly_ meaningful for consumers, and open for everyone to use, free of charge.

I am extremely happy when I don't have to install an app, including when video chatting (which zoom is extremely guilty of).




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