On: What happens if you try to download and install Firefox on Windows

[judge2020]

> Uninstalling IE would break how applications would present to the user.

It makes sense for developers to use the native html renderer when they don’t want to have to include a big binary blob (Electron/CEF) to do so in their application.

[pygy_ → judge2020]

The WebView API and the browser app are not the same thing.

Uninstalling the latter shouldn't touch the former, nor should it break the OS.

[can16358p → pygy_]

Yup. At worst, the bundled browser may use the built in web renderer if applicable for whatever reason perhaps.

But it definitely shouldn't be the other way around.

[grishka → can16358p]

Android does it the right way: the web view is a separate Chromium instance that doesn't depend on your default browser.

[can16358p → grishka]

Yup, I think that's what should be. Installed apps and their versions shouldn't affect system components.