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Chrome's growth was bootstrapped with very pushy ads on the highest traffic website on the internet, that typically doesn't allow ads. They also paid to bundle
by aljones 9y ago
Chrome's growth was bootstrapped with very pushy ads on the highest traffic website on the internet, that typically doesn't allow ads. They also paid to bundle it with unrelated installers.
- lucio 9y agoChrome also was faster and simpler than the alternatives. <s>That was relevant too</s>. If it was only about Google weight, G+ would be a success.
- standapartfrom 9y agoIt really wasn't relevant. Browsers are fungible. Social networks are not. Comparing Chrome with Google+ is missing the point.
- ethbro 9y agoI'll be curious if WebAssembly affords them an opportunity to leverage {large number of engineers} or instead enables new browser entrants via evening the legacy "How good is your js engine?" playing field.
- zeroxfe 9y ago> Chrome's growth was bootstrapped with very pushy ads on the highest traffic website on the internet, that typically doesn't allow ads. It was (is) also a fantastic browser. > They also paid to bundle it with unrelated installers. So did other browsers.