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To add to it not being a forgone conclusion: One anti-trust argument is that Mozilla couldn't succeed against Chrome due to Google's use of a monopoly position
by vimax 6y ago
To add to it not being a forgone conclusion:
One anti-trust argument is that Mozilla couldn't succeed against Chrome due to Google's use of a monopoly position in Android and search results.
The beta version of Firefox was released in 2002, the same year that the final ruling came down on the Microsoft anti-trust case. The first release of Firefox was 2004, and it quickly beat out IE, and was the market leader until Chrome overtook it. It is hard to say what would happen if Chrome were not the default browser on Android, and Chrome ranking above Firefox in search results and Google Play.
- rleigh 6y agoChrome was also advertised relentlessly, for years. For something which isn't being sold as a product, Google certainly spend a lot of time and money promoting it. And that was certainly not out of altruism. They wanted the control and influence, and let's face it, they have got it. Unfortunately, I don't think antitrust covers strong-arming web "standards" and related influences.