Not to mention googles continued attempts to enforce standards that essentially amount to a whitelist to freeze out any possible competition.
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CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months agoThe biggest issue is that making a browser from scratch takes a lot of resources. It’s not cheap and takes a long time.
We essentially have Chrome and Firefox now. And Firefox is starting to enshitify.
We desperately need a third browser.
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 months ago
Plus firefox mostly exists because google pays them, probably so there’s no anti-trust action against them.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Google pays them the make Goigle the default search engine.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 months ago
It can definitely be both at once. Could be paying an inflated amount, or they could just be doing it to keep FF alive. It’s not like helping their direct competitor provides a direct advantage, and FF would be in a lot worse of a situation without the Google money.
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 months ago
Pretty sure I remember hearing that Microsoft was also the biggest funder for Netscape back in the day.
knexcar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We desperately need a third browser.
Safari?
klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 months ago
Everyone always forgets about WebKit, and QtWebEngine. QtWebEngine is a Blink (Chromium) fork, but it’s so far from the codebase that it’s functionally different. It still does get detected as Chrome tho
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s happening, it’s just taking a little time.
MrKoyun@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also, even though everyone is probably aware of it, Ladybird.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Even if they manage the compatibility, extensions are a big factor.
Bitwarden, adblock, sponsor block, multi account containers, libredirect… Without those, I don’t think I would adopt.
MrKoyun@lemmy.world 2 months ago
All of these are pretty “enthusiast/tinkerer” stuff. Some rando that doesnt use these also won’t be touching servo or ladybird basically ever. I think they would get adapted pretty fast for use among “us”.