The reason they do it is a strategy called 'commoditize your complement'. [1] If browsers were all private, and they had power and control, it'd be harder for

The reason they do it is a strategy called 'commoditize your complement'. [1] If browsers were all private, and they had power and control, it'd be harder for G and MS to poke through. So the 'erase' a layer of the value chain by making it all open-source. One less barrier between them and the customer. Chrome is as important to Google as many other things, it's just not where the revenue is captured. [1] https://www.gwern.net/Complement https://www.gwern.net/Complement