The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and Edge

Re:The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and ... by colesantiago on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @11:26AM (#40212079)

Reminder, this browser requires a login to use on all their products which is a massive red flag.

How will they make money is a mystery but I am willing to bet it is the usual AI, LLM summarization, browse for me features.

Other browsers will add BC's features into theirs for free, offline, with an open source LLM with no login wall at all.

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Re:The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and ... by Workaccount2 on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @11:29AM (#40212125)

Way easier to get a buyout offer when you have bunch of juicy user account data.

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Re:The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and ... by colesantiago on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @11:34AM (#40212194)

Another reason to avoid it, it is a VC buyout vehicle.

On the record I'll give it less than 10 years (definitely under 6 years) for a buyout.

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Re:The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and ... by consumer451 on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @11:41AM (#40212274)

Thanks for the heads up on that. I was going to try it out, but given the login requirement, Windows 11 only, and Chromium, I think I'll just be sticking with Firefox.

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