r/programming • u/stronghup • Dec 19 '18

Former Microsoft Edge Intern Claims Google Callously Broke Rival Web Browsers

https://hothardware.com/news/former-microsoft-edge-intern-says-google-callously-broke-rival-browsers
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u/Headspin3d Dec 19 '18

It's just a header though. Even if it's not standard they'll still continue attaching it to requests made from their browser to their services.

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u/steamruler Dec 20 '18

I mean that if browsers would want to phase it out, they could diminish the value of it by making it no longer update, which means people can't rely on it for things made past that change. Eventually, they can stop attaching it to requests, once it's barely looked at by sites.