> No amount of the original Chrome team being excellent, well-intentioned, skilled, thoughtful makers can stop today's Chrome from cornering the market into an effective monopoly and leveraging that to try and benefit Google's ad products
Except for the fact that the original team open-sourced 99% of the browser, when they didn't have to.
That has led to tons of other companies being able to build potential Chrome competitors. It also led to products nobody anticipated, like Electron.
I sincerely believe that once one of the alternative browsers gets enough better, or Chrome gets bad enough, Chrome will lose its lead.
Remember, people thought Internet Explorer would dominate forever.
Except for the fact that the original team open-sourced 99% of the browser, when they didn't have to.
That has led to tons of other companies being able to build potential Chrome competitors. It also led to products nobody anticipated, like Electron.
I sincerely believe that once one of the alternative browsers gets enough better, or Chrome gets bad enough, Chrome will lose its lead.
Remember, people thought Internet Explorer would dominate forever.