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I'd call it a pyrrhic victory at best. It's like if Ukraine got Russia to use their nukes on them and there was no response from the rest of the world. Sure, you got them to use their strongest weapon, but you still got nuked and they'll continue as usual.
I do see your point, but OTOH Chrome ain't the only browser. Ublock getting kicked off Chrome is just going to be one more factor that will tip some people away from it. I don't strongly disagree, but I see it as a net positive. Maybe that does undo my shower thought a little, but hey, it was literally a shower thought. ๐
It almost is, though. That's why it's important to support FF/Gecko
But it's not a nuke. The addon still lives and thrives, on browsers not controlled by google, and Firefox is not like a complicated browser that the average user couldn't drive.
I think the nuke would be if
a) google would find a way to effectively break all sites where uBO is detected, and uBO couldn't defend against it, or not in time while there's mass breakage
b) uBO and such would be legally outlawed in a large country or more