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sva_yesterday at 7:56 PM3 repliesview on HN

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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Vinnlyesterday at 8:22 PM

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

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BbzzbByesterday at 8:07 PM

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

static_motionyesterday at 8:49 PM

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