[crazygringo]

I'm sorry but whatever you're talking about has nothing whatsover to do with the issue at hand.

Google isn't charging subscriptions for sync. Chromium isn't even really designed to be an end-user product, but a bare-bones browser application that other browsers can build features on top of. It's browser market share used directly is... 0.06%. Less than a tenth of a percent.

And to say that users are forced to use Chrome to use their browser sync settings feels pretty... backwards? Sync is a Chrome feature. It's like complaining Microsoft forces you to use Excel if you want to use Microsoft's pivot table functionality. It's simply a product feature. Not a lock-in mechanism.

As far as I can tell, you're... arguing that users should be allowed to use other browsers (like Firefox and Edge?) but have them sync with their Google account? Even though Mozilla and Microsoft already provide their own sync feature? And which would further entrench Google accounts?

I'm truly confused. Product lock-in is a real thing, but this has absolutely nothing to do with it.

[est31]

> Product lock-in is a real thing, but this has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Many people install Chrome on the Desktop because it allows them to sync with their mobile Android devices. Yes, you can install Firefox on your phone too, but fewest people do that.