> it didn't matter if Brave did anything cool if it never gained traction With due respect, I don't agree even with that. Technologies, knowledge, and people

> it didn't matter if Brave did anything cool if it never gained traction With due respect, I don't agree even with that. Technologies, knowledge, and people live on, even after a particular business or product goes away: Opera has never gained much market share but their ideas have - you probably use them every day in your browser. Brave could change directions and focus on part of its portfolio, maybe a micropayments system independent of a browser. Maybe Google, Mozilla, Apple, or some advertising or payment company will use Brave's ideas, acquire Brave, or hire their employees. Some Brave employees could go on to start another company, taking the knowledge and tech they developed, and the lessons they learned from Brave's successes and failures - just like Netscape employees went on to found Mozilla. Others trying to similar things also will learn from Brave. The failure of one particular product is often only the first step. (And that's only if Brave's browser never gains market share; it's much too soon to tell.)