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> the only thing stopping Google being the sole arbitrator of Web standards In addition to Mozilla, Apple (Safari) and Microsoft (Edge) also have significant p
by jefftk 5y ago
> the only thing stopping Google being the sole arbitrator of Web standards
In addition to Mozilla, Apple (Safari) and Microsoft (Edge) also have significant participation in web standards. I'm really glad Firefox exists, and they definitely punch above their weight in the standardization process, but Microsoft and Apple are also serious participants.
(Disclosure: I work at Google, speaking only for myself)
- trulyme 5y agoGoogle, Apple and MS are huge businesses who only care about their respective browsers as something that will help them reach some pretty unrelated goals. Mozilla's business, however, is closely related to the browser itself, which makes their incentives.. less misaligned. :) While they have made some questionable moves in the past, I still trust them a whole lot more than any of the bigtech.