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> that's obviously the correct move if Brave's goal is to transform the way ads and monetization work on the internet Why? This doesn't seem obvious to me at a
by Ajedi32 9y ago
> that's obviously the correct move if Brave's goal is to transform the way ads and monetization work on the internet
Why? This doesn't seem obvious to me at all.
In fact, I'd argue the opposite. Depending on users installing and using an entirely different browser just so they can get one feature that could easily be implemented as a browser extension is likely to be a serious obstacle to that goal.
- natural219 9y agoWell. It would a while to explain the business and technological fundamentals if you don’t already understand them. Check out their whitepaper (https://basicattentiontoken.org/BasicAttentionTokenWhitePaper-4.pdf https://basicattentiontoken.org/BasicAttentionTokenWhitePape...) for their long-term vision and truly ask youself if this is implementable as a browser extension. Browsers need disruption anyway — chrome is increasingly buggy and slow, and I trust “the person who literally invented browsers, javascript, and the modern internet” to write another one.
- JetSpiegel 9y agoBrave uses Blink, the same engine as chrome. How disruptive is that?
- natural219 9y agoStartups should do things in order. I’m sure better engines are in the pipeline, but you can’t do everything overnight.
- JetSpiegel 9y ago> Startups should do things in order. It's a browser company. What do you mean, "order", do they have other priorities other than creating a browser?
- natural219 9y agoAll the other stuff they're working on that's more important than creating a new engine.
- remir 9y agoCreating a browser engine from scratch is no easy task. Knowing this, why not use a quality browser such as Chromium as a base and build on it? Their goal and priority are to change the advertising and monetization of the web, not build another engine that would take years and millions of dollars to make.
- tree_of_item 9y agoWow. Brendan Eich didn't "invent browsers" or the modern freaking internet.
- natural219 9y agoOkay, fine, that’s slightly exagerrated. A key pioneer of the early web, inventor of Javascript, grandfather of the open web movement, and somebody working diligently on core web intrarstructure for over 20 years. That better?
- BrendanEich 9y ago“Father” - I’m not that old.