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Some things Chrome includes that other browsers do not: Pepper, Native Client, Chrome Web Store, WebSQL (Safari might have that one too), a native PDF viewer, SwiftShader, etc.

(People of course disagree on which of those are bad and which are good.)



Flash


Ah, I forgot that, thanks!


Isn't WebSQL supposed to be replaced by IndexedDB?(which FF has btw)


Yes. Google hasn't removed it yet though (apparently some Google properties use it, so there is a conflict of interest here with web standards).


Of course, web standards don't oblige browsers to not have features that aren't in the standard (it would be a harsh world if they did!).


Don't forget Dart!


It's only in the Dartium branch so far, I believe - not in trunk Chromium or release Chrome. But yes, it's another controversial feature that Google is planning to bundle.


Isn't the native PDF viewer to protect windows users from themselves




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