> People can hack around this but the OS will never end up mainstream as a result
Not people. Companies.
Microsoft and Brave are only piggy-backing on Google's resources and manpower. It's not like they can't they do it, it's more of a "why should we try to set sail now while there is a huge transatlantic ship that can carry us?".
If Google starts neutering Chromium, it's on Microsoft, Brave and all other browsers depending on it will pick up the slack.
And if they don't, that's when it makes sense to look for a Chromium-free alternative.
If Mozilla's problems were financial or lack of capacity to get the resources to work on the browser, at least you'd have a point in saying "we need to support the alternatives now". But Mozilla's problems are not financial, they are due to bad leadership. No amount of money thrown their way is going to solve it.
> Brave isn’t large enough that Google cares
Google asked Brave to testify in Congress in their favor, to say that Google is not abusing its dominance on the web. Google can not swat them away.
Not people. Companies.
Microsoft and Brave are only piggy-backing on Google's resources and manpower. It's not like they can't they do it, it's more of a "why should we try to set sail now while there is a huge transatlantic ship that can carry us?".
If Google starts neutering Chromium, it's on Microsoft, Brave and all other browsers depending on it will pick up the slack.
And if they don't, that's when it makes sense to look for a Chromium-free alternative.
If Mozilla's problems were financial or lack of capacity to get the resources to work on the browser, at least you'd have a point in saying "we need to support the alternatives now". But Mozilla's problems are not financial, they are due to bad leadership. No amount of money thrown their way is going to solve it.
> Brave isn’t large enough that Google cares
Google asked Brave to testify in Congress in their favor, to say that Google is not abusing its dominance on the web. Google can not swat them away.