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What's going on with Chrome and their seeming push for advertising this week? They've restarted actively advertising their browser on Youtube, and now random r
by VHRanger 3y ago
What's going on with Chrome and their seeming push for advertising this week?
They've restarted actively advertising their browser on Youtube, and now random releases are getting to #1 slot on HN.
I'm guessing this is having to do with Edge gaining popularity?
- bonestamp2 3y agoI think you're probably right. For example, we're no longer recommending that Windows users to download chrome since Window's default browser (Edge) is fine now... so I'm sure edge popularity is taking away a lot of marketshare from Chrome. Not to mention the news this week of Safari surpassing Edge in popularity. Either way it's clear there is competition and Google is a little afraid.
- echelon 3y agoGoogle makes 50% of their revenue from Google Search. Google can only funnel people to Google Search with Chrome and first party Android. If Chrome falls, they're in a precarious position. Google is being IBMified right now.
- kccqzy 3y agoIf you look at historical submissions from chrome.com you'll find that Chrome 112 and Chrome 111 release posts are submitted to HN as well. The fact that this submission was near the top probably reflected people's excitement over WebGPU.