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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by Ensorceled on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:09AM (#37725150)
The idiom is literally “fight fire with fire”

Also, “the enemy of my enemy, is my friend”

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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by Sindisil on Sunday October 01, 2023 @09:48AM (#37725922)
Maxim 29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by stjohnswarts on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:52PM (#37731248)
That doesn't mean what they're doing isn't to your advantage.
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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by marcosdumay on Sunday October 01, 2023 @11:58AM (#37727177)
> “the enemy of my enemy, is my friend”

That one basically never leads to anything good.

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Re:Mozilla's midlife crisis: from web pioneer to Google's we... by Ensorceled on Monday October 02, 2023 @09:31AM (#37737842)
Well, none of these are “words to live by” so you’re not wrong.
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