I've been using FF forever (never bought into the idea of using a browser from an ad company, or from the party running the web; checks and balances and all), a

I've been using FF forever (never bought into the idea of using a browser from an ad company, or from the party running the web; checks and balances and all), and have recommended it many times here and elsewhere. But what's disturbing with only Chrome and FF left and Google financing both, is that this self-referential, self-sustaining situation can't develop the web into directions not benefitting the powers that be at this point. Imagine a political situation where you have only two parties to choose, with this binary choice having a qualitative rather than merely quantitative effect on democracy ;) It's most disturbing that those responsible for developing web standards are financially dependent on Google as well, and are thus incapable to drive material change, or even see a problem with the ever-expanding complexity of browsers.