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by Spartan-S63 400 days ago
With Chrome deprecating Manifest V3 and removing it, I'm still perplexed why BCNY chooses Blink/Chromium as their base for both Arc and Dia. Since they were Mac-first, it would make more sense to choose Webkit and it would play nicer with battery life.

Additionally, a Webkit-based browser on Windows would be a breath of fresh air for the virtual-monopoly that is Chromium/Blink.
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jonny_eh 400 days ago
How about https://ladybird.org/?
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ItsHarper 398 days ago
It hasn't even reached alpha quality yet, basing another browser on it in 2025 would be a wild choice.
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juliendorra 400 days ago
My guess is that it’s easier to build with (WebKit is old, after all) and maybe Apple’s pace on certain features is perceived as slow? A new WebKit browser on Windows might also seem risky for a startup, they probably want a known and safe build path.
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