This article makes no sense, and Google isn't "locking down Chrome".
Google is removing proprietary Google services like sync from Chromium.
Which honestly makes 100% sense. Chromium is supposed to be a bare-bones open-source browser. Other browsers can build on it, and they do. They can provide their own sync capabilities and everything else.
If you want to use Google services, wouldn't you already just be using Chrome?
So this seems like a positive development, untangling Google-specific features from the Chromium project.
Google is removing proprietary Google services like sync from Chromium.
Which honestly makes 100% sense. Chromium is supposed to be a bare-bones open-source browser. Other browsers can build on it, and they do. They can provide their own sync capabilities and everything else.
If you want to use Google services, wouldn't you already just be using Chrome?
So this seems like a positive development, untangling Google-specific features from the Chromium project.