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I think Google, what we initially knew as the search engine company, should spin off the advertisement and the browser division. Not making any statements of th

I think Google, what we initially knew as the search engine company, should spin off the advertisement and the browser division. Not making any statements of the rest of Google, it's just that I'm most familiar with the impact of those 3 together. Google Chrome in the past greatly pushed the quality of web browsers, but now their roadmap isn't for the best of the web, it's for the best of Google. Their browser is going to kill a system (Extensions v2) that will dramatically reduce the quality of adblocking, which will benefit their Advertisement group. The same browser tried to get rid of a system (3rd party cookies) that reduced the useability of tracking for other companies, while they have much more data to link to you (DNS, Search, Mail, etc).

amstan 2y ago
How do you propose the browser company will make any money?
- bigger_cheese 2y ago
  Does a browser need to make money? Chrome is mostly open source as far as I know. Maybe it could move to a model like Linux where you have a benevolent dictator overseeing things and if a company wants something supported in chrome they can fund a developer to make the work happen. As far as security and support perhaps companies like Microsoft which use parts of chrome as basis for Edge could employ people who can fix issues upstream.
- mixmastamyk 2y ago
  During the split they could invest a matching fraction of the total resources, and have it produce income for the new company. It's what Mozilla should have been doing all this time, but didn't have forward thinking leadership.
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- Zren 2y ago
  Chromium/Chrome can also get ChromeOS and it's hardware division since most of the complications in chrome are there to reimplement a Phone/Desktop OS.
- igornadj 2y ago
  How do competing browsers make money? Chrome can do the same. It may mean users start paying for it, or ad supported in some way, which will be annoying, but even out the playing field. The fact that Chrome is free is the problem. The fact they have such a leg up on everyone else is the problem.

amstan 2y ago

How do you propose the browser company will make any money?

bigger_cheese 2y ago
Does a browser need to make money? Chrome is mostly open source as far as I know. Maybe it could move to a model like Linux where you have a benevolent dictator overseeing things and if a company wants something supported in chrome they can fund a developer to make the work happen. As far as security and support perhaps companies like Microsoft which use parts of chrome as basis for Edge could employ people who can fix issues upstream.
mixmastamyk 2y ago
During the split they could invest a matching fraction of the total resources, and have it produce income for the new company. It's what Mozilla should have been doing all this time, but didn't have forward thinking leadership.
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Zren 2y ago
Chromium/Chrome can also get ChromeOS and it's hardware division since most of the complications in chrome are there to reimplement a Phone/Desktop OS.
igornadj 2y ago
How do competing browsers make money? Chrome can do the same. It may mean users start paying for it, or ad supported in some way, which will be annoying, but even out the playing field. The fact that Chrome is free is the problem. The fact they have such a leg up on everyone else is the problem.