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If there's one thing that Google does well, it's convince the relevant people that their software is open source. See: Chrome and Android

• jhasse 8y ago
  They are though. There are no Edge forks or free iOS distributions.
  • stephenr 8y ago
    No, they’re not. They’re based on open source software. But by that measure safari is open source because WebKit is open source.
    • jhasse 8y ago
      > But by that measure safari is open source because WebKit is open source. There's a lot more closed source code in Safari than there's in Chrome. But sure: Why not give them credit for open-sourcing WebKit? Safari is closer to open-source than IE.
      • stephenr 8y ago
        And yet I trust Safari a fucking lot more than I trust Chrome. Something about not being a business reliant on harvesting every bit of personal information possible.
        • jhasse 8y ago
          And you're probably right. "Open-source-ness" shouldn't be the only measure when valuing software.