Hot take: Google keeps Mozilla/Firefox alive through the default search engine placement (which makes Mozilla millions each year) so they don't get designated as a monopoly with their browser.

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Vinnl 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And of course they're doing the same for Apple/Safari, which wouldn't survive without the $20 million default search engine placement deal.

	▲	sva_ 39 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Apple forcing users to use their own browser/browsing engine doesn't disprove my argument IMO, virtually nobody outside the apple ecosystem uses Safari, and outside the apple ecosystem is something between 80-90% of internet users.
	▲	oblio 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> And of course they're doing the same for Apple/Safari, which wouldn't survive without the $20 million default search engine placement deal. Billion with a B, as in 10 zeroes, not 7.

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BbzzbB 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's lukewarm at most, doubt you'll find many people disagreeing here!

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static_motion 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's not a hot take, that's just factual.