> whatever they have

That's what is being threatened, other browsers. Google is throwing its weight around to try and enforce browser standards that are bad for a lot of people. Just like with amp.

> It's much, much safer, because the app can't see or hijack the login process - it doesn't get access to the login form and can't phish you with it.

Apps that try this shouldn't be running on your computer. This is not much safer, it's negligibly safer with a significant cost.

> The utter ignorance in comments here is really depressing, what happened with HN?

The irony.