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Firefox/Gecko also just can’t be as relevant as a Chrome/Blink competitor since Gecko doesn’t support embedding on desktop operating systems, which precludes things like Electron-style wrapping and hybrid apps. It’s a fatal flaw that Mozilla doesn’t seem to have any interest in addressing.


There is nothing wrong with using CEF/Electron for some apps and then browser-based Firefox clients for the other ones.


Big names like Slack and Spotify can’t choose to use a Gecko-based Electron/CEF alternative though, which limits its potential impact.


Maybe that's why Servo got the boot?


Unlike Gecko, Servo supports embedding as a first class feature. It was designed from the ground up with this in mind.




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