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Re:Ask HN: Where do you see Firefox going? by CRConrad on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:38AM (#28522294)
> So imo we don't need another Chrome, just like we don't need another Linux.

With your preceding reasoning you don't need Linux either, since Windows already exists.

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Re:Ask HN: Where do you see Firefox going? by sillycross on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @08:59PM (#28533775)
As already mentioned, the difference is that Windows is monopolized by a commercial company, is not open-sourced and does not accept outside contribution.

You may also be interested by MS Edge's decision to abandon their ChakraCore engine, which is similar to what I reasoned above [1]

[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/12/06/micro...

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