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Because it doesn't matter that much, as Chromium is open source, not to mention it did a fine job thus far in advancing the open web. I'd like Firefox to stick
by bad_user 2y ago
Because it doesn't matter that much, as Chromium is open source, not to mention it did a fine job thus far in advancing the open web.
I'd like Firefox to stick around, but as far as I'm concerned, if Safari goes away, I couldn't care less.
- ThunderSizzle 2y agoSure, it's open source, but it's controlled entirely by Google. No work has been done on Chromium that Google hasn't wanted done. Said another way, Chromium can not be updated to risk Google's business or profit.
- bad_user 2y agoChromium can be forked. Minor browsers like Brave or Vivaldi do that, although they have to keep up with upstream, but they are shipping an ads-blocker that are blocking Google's search ads. Note that Firefox or Safari aren't going after Google's business due to the search deal. At this point, Google is funding all 3 major browser engines, so they have a level of control going beyond just controlling Chromium.