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Google forked Blink off of WebKit because they couldn't dictate the pace. I highly doubt that Microsoft is going to have much of a voice in the matter. I imagi
by jsgo 8y ago
Google forked Blink off of WebKit because they couldn't dictate the pace. I highly doubt that Microsoft is going to have much of a voice in the matter.
I imagine they'll appreciate Microsoft essentially making Chrome work better within Windows, but that's about it. They'll accept pull requests, but doubt they'll give up much of anything in the way of control.
- nojvek 8y agoMicrosoft is always free to fork Chromium. Given how nodejs is still not fragmented (remember io.js), and things are getting along well, I am positive it can be done. Microsoft has really shown it can do Open Source well and is willing to let go of its ego if it means more developers/users on their platform. Also Google makes a shit ton of money off chromium through the search bar. Edge is chromium + bing bar. If Edge doesn’t do stupid shit like log you in the browser, blast ads in your face, I am very willing to consider another browser. Chromium won. It has the largest market share. V8 powers both chromium and nodejs. Google showed Microsoft that Open Source can be insanely profitable if there is a money making engine complementary to it. Microsoft’s money makers are Azure, Office, Bing and surface devices. Open source software brings them a ton of good will and new users.
- jsgo 8y agoI don't disagree with anything you're saying here, but I don't know what it has to do with Microsoft having a say in how Chromium/Blink is developed or what directions it may take.