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by woodruffw 1620 days ago
Edge represents the best possible case for browser forking: a company approximately the same size as Google, with approximately the same technical resources, and a history of in-house browser development to boot. Most forks are a far cry from that.
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jefftk 1620 days ago
Yes, very similar to when Google started using WebKit for Chrome (which eventually ended in a full fork)
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woodruffw 1620 days ago
Right. But I don't see how either of these successes by large, cash-rich companies bode well for a random fork of Firefox.
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jefftk 1620 days ago
No argument there. A full browser fork is a serious investment.
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