It pushes proprietary features, from what I know it starts enforcing some analytics/ads without possibility to block it out and there are other thing too, but since I’m not really an user I don’t track them deeply.
Based on my personal experiences with IE, ActiveX, Adobe Flash and not being able to fill my taxes without Microsoft license (that was around 800$ back then for me not adjusted for inflation) I am afraid the same will happen with Chrome once it gets enough ground.
“Hey, sorry but we can’t sell you toothbrush because you’re using Safari/Firefox/Vivaldi/whatever. Please switch to Chrome and continue with your tracked and dissected purchase route.”
Is there any other anti-Chrome bastion than iOS’ Safari?
Old E2E runner installed Google Chrome on my machine (didn’t even ask but that’s user space on dev machine so whatever) which grew into my MacOS machine. It cannot run in background but there is another daemon that constantly updates it. Multiple times a day I get notification that new service has been installed to run in background.
I’m not sure if that’s something I want to fight for.
Which reminds me it is about time to send one of my approximately twice-a-year reminders to competition authorities around here and remind them about it.
If anyone else feels the same, please do, maybe if letters start arriving from other persons than old grumpy reitan they will actually care?
Write a letter to a politician that urges them to investigate and enforce laws around the anti-competitive behavior that Google is exhibiting when they abuse their market position to push their Chrome browser. Include a comparison to Microsoft's anti-trust lawsuits around Internet Explorer. Also include specific information around the actions Google is taking that is anti-competitive.
AI:
Dear [Politician],
I am writing to urge you to look into and enforce laws related to the anti-competitive behavior of Google, which is abusing its market position by pushing its Chrome browser. This situation has alarming similarities to the Microsoft antitrust lawsuits surrounding Internet Explorer.
Google is using tactics such as preinstalling Chrome on Android devices, and making it difficult for users to switch to a different browser. It uses its dominance in the search engine market to promote Chrome over alternatives. Google also restricts Android device makers from using modified versions of Android that would allow them to use a different browser. Google has gone even further to promote Chrome by incentivizing device makers to preinstall Chrome and Chrome-related apps through its Android Mobile Services agreements.
This is unacceptable and we need strong action to prevent large corporations like Google from abusing their power in the tech sector. Therefore, I strongly urge you to investigate and enforce laws around this anti-competitive behavior.
Sincerely, [Name]