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Google pays Mozilla to exist. I wouldn't be surprised if other browsers get either checks or favors for existing. All of this is to make Google not seem like th
by obviouslynotme 5y ago
Google pays Mozilla to exist. I wouldn't be surprised if other browsers get either checks or favors for existing. All of this is to make Google not seem like the monopoly it is.
- parineum 5y agoIt literally isn't a browser monopoly. Whether they fund them or not, Firefox and Safari are equally useable browsers. I use Firefox as a daily driver in both desktop and mobile and have zero issues. Hell, chromium can do everything chrome can. Maybe they're a monopoly in the online advertising space but I'd argue that's simply because they're better.
- dotcoma 5y agoFirefox is Mozilla‘a browser, and it would be gone tomorrow without the money they get from Google. Safari is a contender on phones, not so much on desktop.
- parineum 5y agoYou're considering "contender" when the word you should be using is "competitor". It's not Google's fault people prefer chrome over safari. The fact that people _can_ choose Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Chromium, Brave, etc. is what matters. As long as Google isn't doing anything anti-competitive, it's absolutely okay to dominate the market with a superior product.
- soundnote 5y agoNot existing, but they do buy the default spot for Safari for an allegedly lurid sum.