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If Google, Apple, and MS were prevented from developing web browsers, who would? The mass public wouldn't bother buying a copy of Netscape. We'd likely have ski
by srtjstjsj 6y ago
If Google, Apple, and MS were prevented from developing web browsers, who would? The mass public wouldn't bother buying a copy of Netscape.
We'd likely have skipped over the web entirely and gone right to native app stores for everything, like the bad old days on cell phones.
- wyattpeak 6y agoI don't recall suggesting they be prevented from developing browsers. I said they should be prevented from dominating the market.
- KronisLV 6y agoWhat about the Mozilla Foundation? Or are they also included in this hypothetical?
- CydeWeys 6y agoMost of their revenue comes from Google. In this hypothetical example where the largest tech companies are no longer involved in Web browsers, where would Mozilla's funding come from?
- Zenbit_UX 6y agoFunding would still come from Google to buy there way into the default search engines list. Just because Google loses Chrome in this hypothetical doesn't mean they don't care about search and ads anymore.
- CydeWeys 6y agoWhen you're providing the majority of someone's revenue you kind of have some say in how they do things though ..