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by chillydawg 2679 days ago
That was the original reason, yes. Now Chrome is installed by default on tons of new laptops etc because Google makes so much money by tracking users via Chrome that they can pay serious $$ to manufacturers to tweak their base build.
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ardy42 2679 days ago
>> Someone pointed out that every Chrome user got that way because a techie got them off Internet Explorer... and those same people can just as easily get them onto Firefox.

> That was the original reason, yes. Now Chrome is installed by default on tons of new laptops etc

So Chrome is the new IE now, and the GP comment stands.

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