Hmm, no, it's not hyperbole. And consumers aren't locked into iOS (but producers are).
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Let me try again. No one who uses the web is *literally* locked into Google. If you use Chrome, you can change default search engine. If you use another browser, you can change default search engine. If you choose iOS, you can't choose something other than Safari.
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Yes, that is precisely Alex's point. Don't choose iOS, because it's hurting the open web by disallowing browser competition on its platform.
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Sorry but your argument has a nonsequitur. Is the problem consumer lock-in or hurting the web? The two are not synonymous. If the problem is consumer lock-in, iOS sucks but there's worse. If the problem is hurting the web then Chrome is more harmful than Safari.
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I'm not sure what the heck you are getting at. I'm a web developer. This conversation is about browsers following web standards so that developers have a common target for all users. Apple not only lags behind, they block alternatives on their hardware. That hurts the web.
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How does Chrome hurt the web?
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Chrome is engineered for tracking, and tracking sustains an economic model with inherent scaling effects that fosters concentration and intermediary capture. This helps Google and to a lesser degree Facebook, and no one else.
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How is Chrome engineered for tracking? Tracking is done with cookies and analytics/ads scripts that site maintainers willingly ad to their sites. What does Chrome do to enable tracking that other browsers don't?
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Chrome is the only major browser coded to share 3P cookies with everyone and anyone. It's a deliberate decision.
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It's a feature that has been under flag control for a long time. Other embedders can set the flag however they like (and put whatever UI on it they please). Efforts are also underway to change this, but with policies that don't sink publisher revenue.
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We both know that these companies rarely have Chromium as their only touchpoint with Google. You can have a flag, if it means losing search royalties or Android integrations it's not a real choice.
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