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by dismalaf 2y ago
True but a standalone Safari not backed by Apple probably wouldn't command anywhere close to that.
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Vivaldi's business model is primarily revenue from deals with search providers. they don't exclusively get money from Google, they get money from all their search partners, including Google. Brave is into crypto scams and adverti
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by dismalaf 2y ago
> RH could have used IBM's backing to make desktop linux a 1st class experience Desktop Linux IS a first class experience and has been for awhile now. Fedora is amazing. Fedora Silverblue is even better. RHEL Workstations are gre
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Conceding defeat? The use case for this is: corporation has RHEL servers but Windows workstations. Developer wants RHEL on their workstation to develop tools for said server. Support for server infrastructure is where RH and IBM make all t
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Every browser also gets a significant amount of money from Google. Mozilla is profitable too. But when Google is forced to stop paying browsers to use their search, it'll put Apple and Microsoft at an even wider advantage since they&
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Most Android devices ship Samsung Internet. Chrome is only the default on Pixel devices...
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Mozilla literally gets paid by Google, and not sure how you can quantify Safari as being profitable on its own when it's the default for all Apple products and realistically, the only browser on iOS.
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Maybe if Mozilla spent more money on development and less money trying to be an NGO they could keep up... Mozilla gets more than enough revenue (from Google ironically), they just spend it poorly. Or they could do what Brave, Vivaldi and ot
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by dismalaf 2y ago
The EU laws make sense. If you buy something in the EU, you own it. You should be able to do what you want with it. They also have great laws to protect consumers WRT warranties and service and even their AI law is pretty good.
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Considering Chrome is just Chromium + a lil telemetry, forcing them to sell Chrome is akin to forcing them to sell consumer data. The Chromium bits are OSS, so the only proprietary and sellable bit is the user data really.
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by dismalaf 2y ago
The DOJ is weird. They're so concerned with whether or not a company is a monopoly, not whether or not they're abusing their power. Look at the EU, levying multiple billion dollar fines against Apple. But in the US, Apple is fre
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by dismalaf 2y ago
Nothing more evil than pushing standards and even sharing the source code. How dare they...
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by dismalaf 2y ago
This is the strangest decision I've ever seen. Chrome isn't the default anywhere except Pixel branded devices (most or all of the Android OEMs have their own browsers) and you need to actually seek out and download Chrome from Go