The Web works because no single vendor has absolute control over the platform, and the competing browsers can keep each other in check. Hell of a thing to watch

The Web works because no single vendor has absolute control over the platform, and the competing browsers can keep each other in check. Hell of a thing to watch people in such a hurry to throw that all away. No one would ever abuse a platform monopoly, would they? (For disclosure, I work for Mozilla. But I wouldn't want us to control the Web, either: competition and open standards are key.)