It was the default on the Mac and it’s nowhere near the most popular there.

Google pushes Chrome HARD.

cosmic_cheese 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yep. I've even been seeing Chrome TV ads lately (on Amazon Prime Video). They're marketing it pretty hard despite being dominant.

Also, it's wise to not underestimate the power of developers ceasing to test against non-Blink browsers and taking a page from their IE-era past selves with "Best Viewed in Chrome" and "Browser outdated! Download Chrome" badges. There are few user motivators stronger than things not working.

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ribosometronome 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Similarly, Edge is the default on Windows. Chrome has 75% of the market share.

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ndiddy 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah it's fun how Google displays a full-page ad for Chrome every few times I do a Google search on iOS Safari that I have to dismiss before seeing the results.

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benoau 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah but the solution to that is to be good at breaking monopolies, not allowing one to stop another.

	▲	kelthuzad 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Make no mistake, that is one of the top 5 arguments that "Leave the trillion dollar company alone" types love throwing in every discussion regarding this topic. It's not an accidental or innocent kind of argument, it will pop up under pretty much every article that discusses Apple and Anti-Trust. It's an underhanded way of defending Apple's anti-competitive business practices akin to "let Apple be anti-competitive or [insert doomsday scenario here]". Instead of advocating for application of proper anti-trust measures in order to restore a healthy and competitive market, they want to maintain the status quo where the Gatekeepers can do as they please.

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rplnt 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Always had. From blocking features by UA to ads worth billions of dollars (only little of which they had to actually pay).