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Firefox is on the brink of being dropped by the US Government (www.brycewray.com)
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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I will wait and see. We could see Google pulling it's weight to convince publishers to start blocking Firefox. Google is not just going to sit and watch its market share shrink.

[–] SkySyrup@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago

kid called EU anticompetitive laws:

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Luckily for Americans, the EU actually kind of cares about monopolies and antitrust sometimes, and their market is large enough to force corporations to comply.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

They will get rekt by Vestager faster than they can say "profits"

[–] Willer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

me waiting for browser news 👀