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by ec109685 3119 days ago
I imagine that if AOl had known the value of a browser back when they spun Netscape out, they would have made a different decision.

Given Mozilla’s revenue and market share, it means Chrome is a multi billion dollar product.

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With the size of Chrome's market share it isn't just money; it's power too. Google has enormous control in this area, that is to say, the internet.

I would expect a company like Facebook to worry about this near-monopoly and help out the competition, or possibly add to the competition by making its own browser. That's a browser I'd never trust.

Facebook does have their apps though, which are independent from Chrome. But most people use Android, and Google controls that too.

Yeah, I'm often surprised Facebook hasn't published their own browser yet. Though then again I guess their other strategy is to move people away from browsers.