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0 pointscharcircuit7mo ago0 comments

I was suggesting Mozilla could help with the development. Firefox gains an engine that has a lot of other engineering hours being invested into it that can fulfill their needs.

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troupo7mo ago

Mozilla already has an engine with a lot of engineering hours invested in it and that fulfills their need.

How does helping Google maintain their dominance help Mozilla?

charcircuitOP7mo ago

Gecko doesn't support ios, so it wouldn't fulfill their needs here. Since Blink is known for being easier to embed then Gecko I think it would be easier for Firefox to move from Webkit to Blink than to Gecko.

Google's dominance is due to Chrome's market share. Using their browser engine doesn't affect their dominance.

troupo7mo ago

> Gecko doesn't support ios, so it wouldn't fulfill their needs here.

Chrome doesn't support iOS either

> Google's dominance is due to Chrome's market share. Using their browser engine doesn't affect their dominance.

"Using a competitor's browser engine and thereby further cementing that browser's dominance doesn't affect dominance"

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troupo7mo ago

Mozilla already has an engine with a lot of engineering hours invested in it and that fulfills their need.

How does helping Google maintain their dominance help Mozilla?

charcircuitOP7mo ago

Google's dominance is due to Chrome's market share. Using their browser engine doesn't affect their dominance.

troupo7mo ago

> Gecko doesn't support ios, so it wouldn't fulfill their needs here.

Chrome doesn't support iOS either

> Google's dominance is due to Chrome's market share. Using their browser engine doesn't affect their dominance.

"Using a competitor's browser engine and thereby further cementing that browser's dominance doesn't affect dominance"

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