If Google succeeds with the new DRM policy, will that affect functionality of browsers like firefox which uses a different engine? - eviltoast
  • opt9@feddit.ch
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    1 year ago

    And what happens when they decide to revoke that 5-10% after they got everyone onboard?

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      1 year ago

      I mean, the same thing that is happening right now, right? The point would be that websites would not be built to only allow trusted clients-- it would still have to allow all clients. If they wanted to remove this 10% thing, it’s not like the entire web would instantly stop being built to allow untrusted clients.

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        1 year ago

        the 10% sounds like bait. Once they’ve got everyone on board and things are running smoothly (for them), it will be muuuch harder to resist.

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          1 year ago

          I’m not sure this is true (keep in mind: weak grasp). This 10% would push websites from specifically blocking untrusted clients-- but if they got rid of the 5%, it would not magically change all the websites to block untrusted clients. They’d still need to update to do this.

          I don’t want to come off like I’m defending this though-- I really just don’t know enough to say.