I actually took a few moments today and thought about what it would take to launch a new browser. Obviously it’s a lot, but since the browser is becoming so imp

I actually took a few moments today and thought about what it would take to launch a new browser. Obviously it’s a lot, but since the browser is becoming so important, almost like an OS itself, it is only going to become more important that privacy and neutrality are core designs. I know it’s been clear for a long while, but I’m just really realizing that an Ad company completely manages this new type of “OS”. By only this test alone, Microsoft would be a much more trusting/reliable company, since their core business model wasn’t in Ads, not so much when considering other test points. I honestly don’t think the Linux approach is going to work either, since design/ux is so important in the browser, and those are fundamentally ignored more than not in that ecosystem. (To make a point, I love Linux). I personally would pay for a browser, at least a premium version, as long as a free version with the basics was avail. I’ve never had to think about any of these things before the last major Chrome update, it’s kind of scary.