Comment by acheron

1 month ago

When, 2001? By the time Chrome came out it had been clear that was not true for awhile.

Up until roughly 2010 Google was a pretty consistent advocate and activist for the open Internet.

  • Because it was in their financial interest to do so. Their business is dependent on the internet after all.

    The problem is that people are quick to assume a company is being altruistic just because the financial incentives happen to align with their own incentives.