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The compatibility issues arise only because Chrome/Chromium dominates the market, hence Google weld the power to define the web standards.
This argument does exist, yes, but you as a user have an obligation to be more than a mindless consumer. You can make informed choices also. Many people (maybe not a majority, granted) do
If this is your attitude then you deserve all the bad things google does to you.
This honestly sounds kinda pathetic, I hope you’re arguing just to argue.
@kadu i have said this a million times. In lots of cases, open-source linux based software doesnt cut it for a lot of work use cases :(
Where did I mention Linux? Oh yeah Chromium that Chrome is based on is open source too. Doesn't that work for you?
@umami_wasbi the bot reblogged you and nobody had even mentioned you and its a lil funny