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"Did you know that Google pay cash for every new installation of Google Chrome? Yes, they do." , Is it for real ?
by rammy1234 9y ago
"Did you know that Google pay cash for every new installation of Google Chrome? Yes, they do." , Is it for real ?
- throwaway1892 9y agoYes, they are paying software creators to add a chrome install in the installer, usually with a checkbox that's enabled by default. I remember the creator of VLC saying that refusing Google's offer was the hardest decision he's taken, so the money offered must be good.
- kuschku 9y agoYes, it is. It’s how Google managed to get so much marketshare so quickly. The VLC lead dev (Jean-Baptiste Kaempf) said they offered him over 30 million EUR for secretly shipping Chrome with the VLC installer/updater. Many other projects, from Piriform’s CCleaner to adware also ship Chrome for the same reasons.