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Why not fork it like Microsoft did with Edge?
by majormjr 1y ago
Why not fork it like Microsoft did with Edge?
- tokai 1y agoCause the value is in the users. The actual browser is close to worthless.
- orbital-decay 1y agoChrome/Chromium's value is in the development momentum. You can pile up features, manipulate the entire web, and make it impossible to compete for others. This is what they're trying to buy. A fork isn't enough - there's a huge difference between a technical fork and a meaningful fork.
- tokai 1y agoThat's a strength of Chrome for Google. OpenAI would not enjoy the same benefits as they don't control the whole vertical. They want the 4 billion strong spyware botnet that is Chrome.
- claudex 1y agoYou have to control a meaningful part of the web (like the Google ecosystem) for that to work.
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- Tepix 1y agoMicrosoft Edge is relying on Chromium being contiously developed by Google, isn't it? Not a hard fork that no longer receives updates from upstream.