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> they were created for the sole purpose not to let Microsoft has a monopoly on the gateway to the Internet... Created by Google. People often forget (or don't

> they were created for the sole purpose not to let Microsoft has a monopoly on the gateway to the Internet... Created by Google. People often forget (or don't know) that Microsoft's IE once almost had a browser monopoly. Many online applications accepted only IE as browser. Surprisingly, Microsoft did not fight hard to keep the monopoly and even dissolved their team of IE developers. Google and 'their' Firefox took the opportunity. I never understood why Google created their own browser instead of tightening their already strong relationship to Mozilla. Contrary to most opinions here, I think that Mozilla's decision is more likely the beginning of the end than a promising "strategic partnership".

Yoric 12y ago
> I never understood why Google created their own browser instead of tightening their already strong relationship to Mozilla. Most likely because they couldn't own Mozilla. Just as Apple created Safari instead of promoting either Firefox or Camino, because they couldn't own Mozilla. Both cases are companies that attempt to own the entire silo. > Contrary to most opinions here, I think that Mozilla's decision is more likely the beginning of the end than a promising "strategic partnership". We shall see. However, I believe that the previous situation was unhealthy: Mozilla was funded mostly by a competitor with a clear and present interest in making Firefox irrelevant.