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This is kinda hollow while Google controls Chrome, and Chrome has majority market share[1]. And, if regulators get their way, and Google divests Chrome[2], I'm not expecting that the new highest bidder would do any better with it.

[1] The exact figure may depend on which source you use, and there is some indication that ad and tracker blocking may artificially deflate Firefox and friends. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share [2] https://www.wired.com/story/the-doj-still-wants-google-to-di...



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