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That's what I thought: is an extension really that restrictive to where you need your own fork of a browser engine? It appears to me like they're posturing to
by hypeatei 1y ago
That's what I thought: is an extension really that restrictive to where you need your own fork of a browser engine?
It appears to me like they're posturing to investors on the AI hype train. Publishing an extension isn't as sexy or "grand" as shipping a browser.
- ncr100 1y agoFor-profit customizations (via an extension) may want to fork to avoid competitive situations such as e.g. the multi-year struggle between uBlock Origin extension and Google: - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%22This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%22 https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's... Not for-profit may fare better, tolerating and pivoting as corporate owners attempt to strategically vendor-lock-in new markets, presented to e.g. Google by the innovators of the extension.
- peab 1y agoYeah, but it's the same reason why Cursor forked VS-Code instead of being an extension
- threetonesun 1y agoPutting your brand name on the primary application users interact with on a computer is probably a few billion times more valuable than an extension in a thing under someone else's brand.
- realharo 1y agoControlling the full browser gives you a lot more freedom for any future additions.