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by isodev 805 days ago
Paying a subscription for a browser? We desperately need more browser agents supported/developed by “not a Big Tech Corp”
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afavour 805 days ago
No, paying a subscription for a browser add on that boosts enterprise security.

I too would love more browsers from non-behemoths but I don’t think this particular example is a great argument for it.

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isodev 805 days ago
I think The Register articulates quite well why it’s a bad idea and honestly it’s high time we consider that ad/AI companies can’t also be browser makers.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/chrome_enterprise_pre...

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faust201 804 days ago
While criticism of Google (or FAANG is valid), the issue is these type of articles is that they write these are bad ideas but never propose a viable replacement that just works. In addition, they TheRegister

- has Google Ads

- has prominent AI promoting articles

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