What differs between Chrome & Chromium?

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:54:48 +0200 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020, 20:41 Charles IRONS <irons.charles at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hello ubuntu-users
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> > Both Google Chrome & Chromium Web Browser are available in Ubuntu.
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> > Many websites ask me to use Chrome.
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> > I intend to do that unless there is something in Chromium that does more
> > for me.
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> > Please advise me which is best.
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> > Thanks always for your expertise and experience.
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> > Chas. Ubuntu end user since 2005.
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> I find that Chrome works on more websites if not all.  For example,
> Chromium won't work for Netflix, last I checked.

Right. Netflix uses a propriatary (closed source / non-free) protocol that
Google includes in Chrome. This might be true for many/most/all video
streaming services. 

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