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Comment by johanyc

14 hours ago

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

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.

  • 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.

  • Bridges are not free

    • 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