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I think it might not have been true if Mozilla hadn't been so poorly managed and sent Firefox on quixotic adventures instead of making it a better browser, with

• shadowgovt 6y ago
  I can imagine an alternate universe in which the hegemony favors Firefox. The key idea is: the system favors hegemony for someone. The incentives are 1. Most web developers are trying to maximize number of people who can see their site 2. Some browser (barring lock-ins) will have the plurality of users 3. Developers seeking to minimize costs will target the browser with the most users 4. The browser most developers target will be the one most likely to be able to access the most sites 3 and 4 create a positive feedback loop; outside of other forces, we'd assume a browser with any small margin advantage to asymptotically approach full market control over time.