Tying the browser version to the system version was a mistake too. Once it stopped getting system updates, it stopped being compatible with big corners of the web that expect Chrome to always be the newest version.

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StilesCrisis 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They had a fix for that in development! Sadly but not surprisingly, it was cancelled:

https://9to5google.com/2024/07/12/chromeos-lacros-ending/

	▲	abrowne an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Cancelled presumably because instead they will move new Chromebooks to this Android OS.