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Re:Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary by pnako on Monday November 11, 2019 @07:04AM (#21504087)
They still need to keep Firefox alive, because it allows them to control market concentration and avoid the antitrust issues that MS had to fight.
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Re:Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary by TeMPOraL on Monday November 11, 2019 @07:45AM (#21504369)
Betting protection from antitrust issues on getting cozy with a political party is a risky strategy; political landscape shifts on quite regular basis. It's safer to keep a competitor alive so that if and when the power goes to people who don't like you, it won't be easy for them to go after you.
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Re:Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary by gjm11 on Monday November 11, 2019 @08:18AM (#21504577)
That would be why they're (allegedly -- I haven't checked) buying up those lovely Republicans.

I think it's likely to be a while before any political party other than the Democrats and the Republicans holds a lot of power in the US.

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Re:Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary by claudeganon on Monday November 11, 2019 @08:57AM (#21504828)
It’s been ongoing since Trump’s win. I can’t find the link right now, but they’ve also been bankrolling and having speakers at those weird, right wing DC conferences. And they’ve been supporting ALEC for years.

https://fortune.com/2016/12/14/google-conservative-outreach-...

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Re:Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary by Shoue on Monday November 11, 2019 @07:53AM (#21504415)
The US isn't the only country in the world, and I'm surprised the EU wasn't your first thought here given what they did to Microsoft and IE.
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