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People just expect browsers to be free. And there's no way that can be more than Google money.

• schubidubiduba 1mo ago
  That's because browsers should be free. They are infrastructure, just like bridges. And nobody wants a bridge troll sitting on the single bridge crossing the internet river, demanding money from everyone.
  • ferngodfather 1mo ago
    I mean, bridge tolls are absolutely a thing.
    • edoceo 1mo ago
      My area has roads w/o bridges that have a toll.
      • rightnutwingjob 29d ago
        If things keep going as they are, my area will soon have a bridge, several bridges, and no roads. But it will still have tolls.
  • shric 1mo ago
    Bridges are not free
    • Lio 29d ago
      No but they are available at very reasonable prices in prime locations. If anyone's interested I have a very pretty one listed in Brooklyn. See my Google search ad for details. :P
    • account42 28d ago
      They are also not funded with blood money.
  • pibaker 1mo ago
    You pay for bridges with tax. Tax funded browser sounds good in theory, but I don't trust the people managing my tax money to run a tech project like Firefox. Most likely it gets handed to the lowest private sector bidder, with the stipulation that any privacy preserving — sorry, I meant criminal hiding — features be removed.