kshade @ kshade @lemmy.world

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More DRM. Browsers already support DRM schemes for media playback.

But if browsers that aren't going to implement this had a significant market share then Google couldn't just push this through.

They removed it before Edge existed though.

Really though it's a shame that so many devs still try to treat the web like print where they have full control over the layout at any given time. Even after the death of Flash and the introduction of smartphones and their need for fluid layouts. Meanwhile concepts like progressive enhancement got left behind.

At least we've got flexbox and grid now.

They added a browser choice window to Windows 7 where you could select and download a web browser to install. It isn't present in Windows 10 and on, possibly wasn't in 8 either.

They already have: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/apple_ios_browser/