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> its competitors essentially exist only by virtue of being kept around by them Just this competitor though...? Apple and Microsoft certainly don't exist pur
by gretch 4y ago
> its competitors essentially exist only by virtue of being kept around by them
Just this competitor though...?
Apple and Microsoft certainly don't exist purely by virtue of being kept around by Google.
- orra 4y agoMicrosoft don't write a browser engine. Apple lets theirs stagnate, and IIRC make a lot of money from the iOS default search engine.
- rascul 4y ago> Microsoft don't write a browser engine. Well, they did, but they let it stagnate.
- Barrin92 4y agothey're not competitors. Apple leverages its equivalent position in the hardware/os space to not compete (also has the same search deal as Firefox to the tune of billions anyway), and Microsoft ships you a reskinned chrome with its OS. Competitors was honestly a mistake on my part because you're right. Just this competitor as Firefox is the only independent competitor left with significant usershare at all.
- ygjb 4y agoI mean, no, they don't. But Google pays $15B/year to be the default search engine. That's a hefty bill to keep Apple out of the search game.