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Magic Lasso suggests that Chrome might be the new IE (www.magiclasso.co)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Bloated and complacent, Chrome might be on the path to playing the same role as IE was playing 15 years ago, shunned by developers and technologically inferior to other browsers.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

and out of those 4, 3 are based on a fork that came originally from khtml. so it's really just firefox that matters in this race. well, until ladybird is ready.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

https://ladybird.org/

Well that's cool

Ladybird is a brand-new browser & web engine. Driven by a web standards first approach, Ladybird aims to render the modern web with good performance, stability and security.

Singular focus

We are focused on one thing: the web browser.

No monetization

No "default search deals", crypto tokens, or other forms of user monetization, ever.

Announcing the Ladybird Browser Initiative

Launching our 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Looking forward to it, 2026 feels like a long ways away but I imagine there is lots to do before then