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The issue here is that "making a web browser" isn't a sustainable business. You could force Google to spin off Chrome...and then what? The new "Chrome Inc." wou
by warning26 5y ago
The issue here is that "making a web browser" isn't a sustainable business. You could force Google to spin off Chrome...and then what? The new "Chrome Inc." would probably need to either start integrating ads or start charging money to even have a chance at not immediately going under.
The only reason Firefox is even able to exist is Google propping them up with lots of extra money.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoThere are some interesting experiments around Firefox forks funded by Patreon. Though not sure how viable they are against a hostile web.
- brigandish 5y agoIt's not sustainable because Google props up its browser with money from other sources. I used to pay for a browser (Omniweb, that I still yearn for) because it was worth it. Most software is worth paying for, strangely.
- iamstupidsimple 5y agoIf people won't pay for Windows, good luck getting them to pay for Chrome or Safari.