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		pabs3 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla's response to proposed remedies in U.S. vs... Should Firefox really be counted as an "independent" browser, when it is dependent on Google for most of its revenue?

userbinator 5 months ago [–]

It's always been for show; a show that Google's been running ever since it spurred the increase of anti-IE propaganda[1] and eventually caused MS to cave in and end up creating a browser based on what Google controls.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28725293

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