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Apple and Google own the platforms. The browser doesn't really matter, so everyone goes with the default that's installed. I guarantee that if all Android devic
by bachmeier 4y ago
Apple and Google own the platforms. The browser doesn't really matter, so everyone goes with the default that's installed. I guarantee that if all Android devices and Chromebooks came with Firefox by default, and Chrome was not installed, then Firefox would be the dominant browser right now.
> Isn't this what Microsoft got sued by the Department of Justice over?
They were integrating the browser into the OS, wouldn't allow alternative browsers to be installed, and took actions to get websites that would work only on Windows (notably with ActiveX). We don't really see that today.