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> Secondly, somewhat relatedly, but consider FF's primary funding/revenue: it's Google I don't get that one because Chromium IS Google, it's not even a primary

> Secondly, somewhat relatedly, but consider FF's primary funding/revenue: it's Google I don't get that one because Chromium IS Google, it's not even a primary funding, there's just no separation between the two. They just handed the web business directly to their competitors, no matter how they try to spin it. At least with Firefox, MS could still have influenced the web, with Chromium, there's just no way, they are insuring that MS will have no influence whatsoever and Google is even closer to a monopoly.

saurik 8y ago
The difference is that Google can't decrease the funding to Chromium to harm Microsoft "because Chromium IS Google".
kerng 8y ago
With Chromium they have much stronger cards. It already starts- they are decoupling Chromium from Google services and leverage the core. They are adding features missing in Chromium. Many if these changes Google will have to consider also or look like they dont have their consumers interest at heart and lose share. Certainly a brilliant move by Microsoft, since 0 money is made by the browser itself it really doesn't matter to them.