In the sense of using the platforms' libraries and APIs, then Chrome is not native (especially some of the UI as Javascript is not native in any sense) because it comes bundled with its own runtime as well as the WebKit runtime. But in terms of systems languages they are using yes that is native.
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Yeah, it sounds like they're trying to hijack the term to give the impression that other browsers are somehow not "native."
Did IE9 not have "native" HTML5, or is it just that marketing only came up with the idea now?
Please read the post. Direct quote:
> IE9 delivers native support for HTML5 on Windows.
Another direct quote:
> Native HTML5 support in Windows with IE9 makes a huge difference in what sites can do.
And another:
> The only native experience of the Web and HTML5 today is on Windows 7 with IE9.
The first two quotes give me more of a sense of "IE9 brings HTML5 support to your native apps, by installing a new version of the MSHTML web control."
In the sense of using the platforms' libraries and APIs, then Chrome is not native (especially some of the UI as Javascript is not native in any sense) because it comes bundled with its own runtime as well as the WebKit runtime. But in terms of systems languages they are using yes that is native.
They used the same messaging with IE9.
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