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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48969583

Google...

🔸required Android makers to pre-install Search & Chrome for Play Store access

🔸paid manufacturers exclusively

🔸blocked other Android versions

Less competition = fewer choices for users.

At Murena, we propose a full ecosystem without vendor lock-in. Your data, your choice.

👉 Read the full article by BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj0pp5p62o?app-referrer=deep-link

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[-] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thank you for being corrective about the WebKit thing.

I wish media and others would be more accurate when talking about browsers. All these "Chrome-based" browsers are not "based" on Chrome at all, they are just using Blink, the rendering engine, which Chrome/Chromium also uses. And Blink itself is based on/forked from WebKit, funny enough.

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I don't get all the fuss about browsers. google and apple are really just trying to make sure everyone is using a KHTML based browser, out of the goodness of their heart, so it is good for everyone. KHTML is good. don't fight against it.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Any particular reason why it's "good for everyone", or it just is?

Diversity and non-monopoly is good.

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

/s

if it was just the rendering engine and not the entire base browser, removal of the APIs from chrome needed for ublock origin wouldn't be that big of a deal.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

You right you right 👍

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