Theywerepaying 36% ofadrevenueor $20 billionperyeartodominateAppledevices. MozillaFirefoxwasrakingincashtomakeGooglethedefault, and a bunchofothercompanies' financialstatementswerebeingnourishedbytheteatsofthisillegalcashcow.
Butthey'renotgoingdownwithout a fight, andtheirRegulatoryAffairsVPsaid, "Now, Microsoftalsobecame a certifiedmonopoly 25 yearsagowhentheybundledInternetExplorerwithMicrosoftWindowsandsuppressedotherbrowserslikeNetscape.
Microsoftisdoingjustfinetodayas a $3 trillioncompany, butifGooglelosesChrome, I'm notsosuretheyhave a moattohandle a hitlikethat." Thegoodnewsisthatitlookslikethey'llletGooglekeepAndroid, andwestilldon't knowhowtheirAItechisgoingtoplayoutlongterm.
But, like I said, ChromeisalsothefrontdoortogetpeopleusingGemini.
しかし、先ほど述べたように、ChromeはGeminiを使用するための入り口でもある。
Andwhenyouclosethatfrontdoor, itcouldalsohurtconsumersbecauseGooglewillnolongerhavethemotivationtoinvestinbrowsertechnology. LikejustimaginethehorrorsifChromewashandedoffto a non-profitlikeApacheortheLinuxFoundation.
さらに、Manifest version 3を廃止して、広告ブロッカーを継続して使用できるようになるかもしれない。
Andthatmeans I couldn't usethisopportunityrightnowtopromotemynewLinuxandDenocoursesonFireship.io, whichyoucangetaccesstoas a promemberusingthisBlackFridaydiscountfor 40% off. Personallythough, I thinkGooglewillfightthistothedeath, and I highlydoubtGooglewilleverbeforcedtosellChrome.