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by nudded 5270 days ago
Let me make a point with an example. If Apple were to add a tv-streaming protocol to Safari (and opensource it). Would you consider it Google's duty to also add it to Chrome?

EDIT: I know my example is a bit far fetched, but it had to be something that is not in the interest of google.
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_ea1k 5270 days ago
No, I wouldn't consider it their duty. OTOH, the last time that Apple promised an open spec protocol (Facetime) I would have expected Google (or someone) to provide a high quality Android implementation. Apple didn't follow through.

I don't personally have a problem with the standards that Google has advocated. Dart is unlikely to succeed, IMO, but I would like to see NativeClient (or something like it) picked up by the other browsers.

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kalleboo 5270 days ago
You example is "far-fetched"? I hope you're being sarcastic :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming
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