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In adopting chromium they're not just helping their competitor, but their competitor is now also helping them. At the end of the day, the default option for mo
by jfoster 7y ago
In adopting chromium they're not just helping their competitor, but their competitor is now also helping them.
At the end of the day, the default option for most users would naturally be to stick to Edge, but they instead have been installing Chrome. Why? Because Chrome was better. Now Edge is like Chrome.
There's much less of a reason for users to install Chrome as a result. Microsoft are likely to regain some marketshare with this approach. If Bing is good enough, that may also mean billions in revenue.
- stOneskull 7y agoThat's it, and everything syncs across easily. Installing Chrome is now pretty much redundant.
- withinboredom 7y ago> If Bing is good enough I've actually noticed it is better in some kinds of searches, and worse in others. Thanks to Edge, it's my default and to be honest, I don't even realize it's not Google most days.
- Ericson2314 7y ago1. Google will still push people to Chrome. Users could well still switch because of that. 2. Mozilla is not a competitor but they would get just as much free work. (Or MS sponsors Firefox for the Bing plug, and they get that side benefit.)