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		sstangl on May 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s Chrome Becomes Web ‘Gatekeeper’ and Rival... In the beginning, Chrome was bundled with Flash, and Flash was ubiquitous. When you installed or upgraded Flash, unless you checked a checkbox, Chrome would be installed.

chasd00 on May 29, 2019 [–]

Funny how all it took was Steve Jobs saying "no Flash on the IPhone, it sucks" and that was the end of Flash. Thank God.

Krasnol on May 29, 2019 | [–]

I wouldn't cheer some influential millionaire who decide it's time to kill some technology too loud. It may become a habit.

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