IMHO the fact that we are moving towards one reliable engine is not a bad thing per se. I think it's a step in the right direction, as long as those contributing to chromium do have a saying in how it should move forward.
As a full stack developer I've battled so many times with weird implementations or unexpected behaviors across browsers that knowing that I can assume that the user will be on chromium is just piece of mind.
As a counter argument I don't think that monopolization of internet standards will be a risk. As long as chromium stays open source and anyone can fork it, I think that the risk of monopolization on internet is not on how web pages are rendered, but rather on how users reach content.
I think the latter is the real problem and I don't think that battling chromium is any good at that regard. Money would be much better spent on developing new ways to allow discoverability of content beyond Google, walled app stores and alikes.
As a full stack developer I've battled so many times with weird implementations or unexpected behaviors across browsers that knowing that I can assume that the user will be on chromium is just piece of mind.
As a counter argument I don't think that monopolization of internet standards will be a risk. As long as chromium stays open source and anyone can fork it, I think that the risk of monopolization on internet is not on how web pages are rendered, but rather on how users reach content.
I think the latter is the real problem and I don't think that battling chromium is any good at that regard. Money would be much better spent on developing new ways to allow discoverability of content beyond Google, walled app stores and alikes.