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It depends on who buys it and what their incentives are. Chromium itself is open source and won’t vanish just because Google sells Chrome. The bigger risk is th
by WASDAai 1y ago
It depends on who buys it and what their incentives are. Chromium itself is open source and won’t vanish just because Google sells Chrome. The bigger risk is that whoever takes over Chrome might push it in directions that serve their business rather than the web. We’ve already seen how default choices in a browser can shape the whole internet. If the new owner respects open standards and invests in security like Google has, it could be fine. If not, fragmentation or neglect could hurt the ecosystem.
- akagusu 1y ago> The bigger risk is that whoever takes over Chrome might push it in directions that serve their business rather than the web This is already the case, with Google using Chrome to push the web in the direction that serves their business rather than the users