Google contemplates disabling the backspace shortcut in Chrome
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Google's Chrome browser is a dominant force in the web-browser market. According to NetMarketShare.com, Chrome holds about 43% of the browser market. Google has never been shy about using its dominant position to make changes to the way we use the web, from removing support for the aging NPAPI plugin model to tightening the noose on Flash-based content. Now, Google is considering making a more esoteric change. According to Engadget, some "Canary" versions of Chrome remove the ability to go back using the backspace key.
This move may seem like a strange choice, but Google is backing the decision up with some numbers . According to Google, only 0.04% of page views conclude with a backspace-as-back ...