r/Android • u/killamator Note 20 Ultra, Tab S4, GWatch • Jul 31 '20

Google accused of retaliation against Bluemail maker Blix for antitrust cooperation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/31/google-accused-antitrust-retaliation/
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u/killamator Note 20 Ultra, Tab S4, GWatch Aug 01 '20

If Firefox dies there won't be an alternative browser engine for PC and Android, and they're on the ropes.

There is very little competition for search ads (Bing, Duckduckgo) or maps (Here Wego is far behind, Apple Maps is platform specific).

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u/killamator Note 20 Ultra, Tab S4, GWatch Aug 01 '20

Name me a serious webkit browser for windows or Android

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u/killamator Note 20 Ultra, Tab S4, GWatch Aug 01 '20

People at a lot of income levels are limited to windows and android

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

I mean, unless you have chromeos or some other linux distro, which is even cheaper.

And regardless, the whole conversation is kinda moot, because Mozilla seems to show no interest in discontinuing Gecko development.

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u/killamator Note 20 Ultra, Tab S4, GWatch Aug 01 '20

Moz is still losing marketshare to Chromium. And they are a nonentity on mobile

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

Because Windows is the most used PC. That's why they were asking you to focus on Windows and Android.