[chromedev]

> Killed the semantic web and semantic markup? Check.

Based on what evidence?

> Disabled APIs for blocking ads? Check

They didn't. uBlock Origin and adblocker extensions never stopped working.

> Use Google.com as the default search? Yep.

What do you think Edge does here? Easily changed via policies.

> Auto log into your Google session or nag until users permit it? Absolutely

Doesn't nag you and easily disabled in settings or via policy.

> Trying to destroy the notion of a URL? I thought those were cool.

I only get a little frustrated on Android, but just have to remember to hit the edit icon if I want to change it.

[sjagoe]

> > Disabled APIs for blocking ads? Check

> They didn't. uBlock Origin and adblocker extensions never stopped working.

That was probably this issue in the chromium tracker https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=896897...

I don't know what happened after that though; the conclusion of that issue (in Jan 2019) was "these changes are draft, and still being discussed".