[Towaway69]

Hahaha - as a European there is already a monopoly, a US based monopoly. But that's really due to the compliancy of europeans tech industry.

[surajrmal]

Is it even worth investing in? It would require massive capital spend and the ongoing costs to stay afloat would be similarly high. There is little to no certainty to believe you could acquire users or a revenue model either. None of the chromium derivatives have managed to gain traction other than edge. It seems wiser to invest in the next platform rather than ones with big players already in the space.

[Towaway69]

Not really, that boat has sailed.

It was just funny reading an American suggesting that a monopoly in the browser space would be bad ;)

Also, as a European, I can also say that a monopoly in the social media space would be bad but there is always TikTok or are they French?!? /s

[immibis]

Today I was asked to give permission to transmit my personal data to Google Maps to view my train route. I wondered why they didn't use Open Street Maps. Systems exist, but the people with the money don't care to use them.

My new phone is full of many more libre apps than my old phone.