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0 pointsjhall14687y ago0 comments

Google forked Blink because how Apple and Google saw the future of browsers drastically differed. I'm going to venture a guess that Microsoft selected Chromium because their vision is closer to Google's than either Firefox or Webkit.

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pcwalton7y ago· 1 in thread

> Google forked Blink because how Apple and Google saw the future of browsers drastically differed.

That's not accurate. Google forked Blink for many reasons (WebKit2, dev tools policies, etc.) that collectively added up to a dysfunctional relationship.

jhall1468OP7y ago

How is that any different than what I suggested? They both wanted to go in very different directions.

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