I disagree with a lot of things in the blogpost. I did feel like Arc had cohesion and a purpose. The problem was marketing. The website had zero information, zero screenshots and zero way to sign-up for the longest time.
You had no way to know anything about this browser unless it was by word-of-mouth, not to mention the invite system. I don't think "asking to change browsers is a big ask" at all, otherwise you might as well just shut down the company right now.
Honestly the reasons laid out + the novelty of a new "AI Browser" makes me have a very negative future outlook on The Browser Company.
You had no way to know anything about this browser unless it was by word-of-mouth, not to mention the invite system. I don't think "asking to change browsers is a big ask" at all, otherwise you might as well just shut down the company right now.
Honestly the reasons laid out + the novelty of a new "AI Browser" makes me have a very negative future outlook on The Browser Company.