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Re:All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of thei... by YetAnotherNick on Thursday May 01, 2025 @08:34AM (#43856860)
But they are not joining together in any way. In fact they have transactional relationship which is opposite of cartel.
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Re:All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of thei... by mike_hearn on Thursday May 01, 2025 @12:44PM (#43860152)
They all have contracts with Google, work on the same shared specifications and in the case of most browser companies, work on the same shared codebase. That would count as a joining together for the purposes of cartel law.
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Re:All four major web browsers are about to lose 80% of thei... by YetAnotherNick on Friday May 02, 2025 @08:46AM (#43869032)
That does not make them cartel. All are working for their own interests and Google is paying them. Cartels work together.

If other browser outbids Google, the members of your "cartel" will shift to them.

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