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Comment by paulryanrogers

3 years ago

We need legally enforced browser ballots (again). Depending on the benevolence of a few giant gatekeepers is tenuous.

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scarface_74  3 years ago

We don’t need browser ballots. No desktop operating system comes with Chrome installed. Every desktop user who uses Chrome, willingly goes and downloads it. They explicitly made a choice.

If you do have browser ballots , you’re going to be able to “choose” which Chromium skin you want to use.

Most people know about Firefox and they still choose Chrome.

And if they choose Firefox - they are still downloading a browser where most of its revenue comes from…Google.

No one is going to pay for a browser. Any browser you choose is going to end up supporting itself via ads

  • paulryanrogers  3 years ago

    OEMs bundle Chrome and for years so did other common apps like Adobe Reader. Android defaults to Chrome on mobile, which is increasingly important for non-technical users who may not even own a laptop or desktop.

    These days sites often instruct users to install Chrome, especially Google properties that billions are already accustomed to.

    Have we learned nothing from the IE era and the Microsoft anti-trust case?